print email comment close Basho: On the Poet's Trail URL: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/02/bashos-trail/howard-norman-text.html Description: Feature article from 2008 describes following the path of 17th century Japanese haiku master Matsuo Basho who walked along a narrow "1,200-mile route ... through Japan in 1689" and wrote "Narrow Road to a Far Province." Accompanied by background about Basho, photos, field notes from the photographer, and an interactive map of the author's travels in Japan. From National Geographic. Author: Norman, Howard Publisher: National Geographic Society Extra Keywords Michael Yamashita LII Database Information: Record 27783 created by Jennifer English on 01/14/2009 Last modification on 03/17/2009 Published: 03/26/2009   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27783