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Travel Day (the day Matsuo Basho set off on his journey)

A Pilgrimage to the Narrow Road to the Deep North Source: Wikipedia
A Pilgrimage to the Narrow Road to the Deep North Source: Wikipedia

"Travel Day" Matsuo Basho set out on his journey to the Narrow Road to the Deep North on May 16, 1689 (March 27, Genroku 2 in the lunar calendar) with his disciple Kawai Sora.

It is said that Matsuo Basho "had a strong desire to travel around Tohoku to visit the famous places that were written about in his haiku poems, and he sold his house to raise money for the trip."

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