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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is October 12th?

Basho Memorial Day (the anniversary of Matsuo Basho's death)

A Pilgrimage to the Narrow Road to the Deep North Source: Wikipedia
Illustration of the journey along the Narrow Road to the Deep North. Source:Wikipedia

which chronicles his journey from Edo with his disciple Kawai Sora, through Tohoku and Hokuriku, to Ogaki in Mino Province, is said"Oku no Hosomichi" (The Narrow Roadfamous forMatsuo Basho,,on October 12, 1694, in a rented room of Hanaya Nizaemon, located in what is now Kyutaro-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka City.

The next day, his remains were transported to Gichu-ji Temple in Omi Province (present-day Shiga Prefecture) and, according to his will,Yoshinakawere buried next to the tomb of

For this reason,October 12thisBasho Memorial Dayand is also a seasonal word in haiku poetry.

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The day Radio Aomori (now Aomori Broadcasting) began broadcasting

Radio (image)
Radio (image)

is one of the major television stations in Aomori PrefectureRAB Aomori Broadcasting.

Its predecessor,Radio Aomori, began regular radio broadcasting on October 12, 1953 (Showa 28),the 27th private radio station in Japanbecoming

The company name was changed from Radio Aomori to Aomori Broadcasting on October 28, 1961 (Showa 36)


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