Statue of Matsuo Basho

Basho was a famous traveler in NE Japan and wrote haiku whereever he went

A quiet statue is located as you are ascending to the main buildings of Chusonji temple. You can imagine him travelling through northeast Japan (Tohoku) and coming as far north as Hiraizumi. Basho wr...

He was not only a great haiku master, but also a tourist.

I found a statue of Basho here with surprise. Many people who have been through a period of fascination with Japan and Japanese culture, read short poems haiku. When I was a student and read haiku Bas...

Basho Matsuo is said to be stopping by on the way to the back road.

Original Text

　The Golden Hall of Chusonji Temple and its surroundings are paid zones where admission tickets are required. The Golden Hall, Kyozo, and the old Fudo are scattered, but there was a statue of Basho Matsuo in one corner. The phrase "May Rainfall Kotoya Kodo" written by Basho Matsuo when he stopped by the Golden Hall is famous.

Think of Basho at the time of visiting the Golden Hall

Original Text

A bronze statue of Basho Matsuo, who composed the phrase "May Rain Leave and Kodo" in the travelogue "Okuno Hosodo" over the Oshu / Hokuriku Road, is erected along with a monument near the Golden Hall of Chusonji Temple. Basho and his disciple Sora sneaked Yoshitsune on the hill of Takadate in Hiraizumi, then visited Chusonji Temple and composed it. It is undoubtedly a golden hall, but the golden hall at that time is not as shiny as it is now, and Basho is a brilliant ... in the spiritual sense that Amida Buddha (Muryoko Buddha) is awakened.

It is a statue of "haiku poet Basho Matsuo" famous for his representative travelogue "Okunohosodo".

Original Text

It is a statue of "Haiku poet Basho Matsuo" famous for his representative travelogue "Okunohosodo". In Hiraizumi, it's "After the summer grass and the soldiers are dreaming" and "After the rain in May, Kodo". The more you know the history of Hiraizumi, the deeper you know it.