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

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

Matsuo Basho, famous for his travelogue "Oku no Hosomichi" (The Narrow Road to the Deep North) , which chronicles his journey from Edo with his disciple Kawai Sora, through Tohoku and Hokuriku, to Ogaki in Mino Province, is said to have passed away 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, were buried next to the tomb of Minamoto no Yoshinaka , a warrior from the late Heian period and a cousin of the brothers Minamoto no Yoritomo and Yoshitsune

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

The day Radio Aomori (now Aomori Broadcasting) began broadcasting

RAB Aomori Broadcasting is one of the major television stations in Aomori Prefecture .

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

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

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