Japanese haiku

Winter haiku poems, Matsuo Basho’s examples

Matsuo Basho’s Winter haiku poems The winter haiku which made by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) are clearly expressed his own viewpoints comparing to other seasons. Between October and December was winter as the old calender. Related Posts Biography of Matsuo Basho Best 10 Matsuo Basho’s haiku poems Haiku poem’s definition and format (Japanese and English) If you want to

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Haiku poems of autumn. The examples by Matsuo Basho

Matsuo Basho’s Autumn haiku poems The autumn haiku poems of Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) have not only seasonally lonely but also somewhat frank. And some of them represent his later years. Related Posts Biography of Matsuo Basho Best 10 Matsuo Basho’s haiku poems Haiku poem’s definition and format (Japanese and English) Basho’s Autumn haiku poems <Japanese> 秋の夜を 打ち崩したる 咄かな Aki no yo wo/

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Haiku poems of summer. The examples by Matsuo Basho

Matsuo Basho’s Summer haiku poems The famous haiku made by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) are mostly the theme of summer. In the Japanese lunar calendar, April to July is summer. Though summer is energetic season,  Related Posts Biography of Matsuo Basho Haiku poem’s definition and format (Japanese and English) Basho’s Summer haiku poems <Japanese> 旅人の 心にも似よ 椎の花 Tabibito

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Best 10 famous Matsuo Basho’s haiku poems in English and Japanese

Matsuo Basho’s famous haiku poems Portrait of Matsuo Basho from “Hokusai Manga”, by Katsushika Hokusai   Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) made about 1000 haiku poems through the lifetime, traveling around Japan. His writing “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” is the most famous haiku collection in Japan. Among the haiku poems, I would like to

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