
[Serialization: Following the narrow path in the back part 1] The journey to Tohoku begins with “crossing the Shirakawa barrier”...
Table of Contents1 What is the Narrow Road to the Deep North?2 [Shirakawa] Crossing the Shirakawa Barrier and Entering Michinoku2.1 The ceremonial attire of the barrier, decorated with unohana flowers (Sora)2.2 Why didn't Basho compose his haiku at the Shirakawa Barrier?













