On July 19th (new calendar), Basho and Sora departed Shinjō and traveled down the Mogami River from Hongōkai. They disembarked at Kiyokawa and arrived at Haguro, staying at the Nangaya Detached Temple of Mt. Haguro.
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On July 17th (new calendar), Basho and Sora departed Ōishida and arrived in Shinjō. They stayed at the home of Shibutani Jinbee (haigo: Fūryū).
In the depths of water, a willow seeking a Himuro (icehouse). Basho
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On July 14th (new calendar), Basho and Sora departed Yamadera and arrived in Ōishida.
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On July 13th (new calendar), Basho and Sora departed Obanazawa and headed for Yamadera. Suzuki Seifū provided a horse to Tateoka, allowing them to arrive at Yamadera between 2:50 PM and 3:40 PM. Basho visited Risshakuji Temple in Yamadera that same day. They stayed at a temple lodging in Yamadera that night.
Silence—/ soaking into the rocks/ a cicada's cry. Basho
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On July 4th (new calendar), Basho and Sora, who were staying in Obanazawa, moved their lodging to Yōsen-ji Temple, near Suzuki Seifū's residence.
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On July 3rd (new calendar), Basho and Sora departed Sakurada, arrived at Suzuki Seifū's residence in the afternoon, and stayed there.
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On July 2nd (new calendar), Basho and Sora remained at "Fūjin no Ie" (The Barrier Keeper's House) in Sakurada due to heavy rain.
Fleas, lice, / a horse pissing / near my pillow. Basho
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On July 1st (new calendar), Basho and Sora departed Iwadeyama, crossed the Noma Barrier from Naruko, and entered the Shinjō Domain of Dewa Province. That day, they stayed at the house of the barrier keeper of the Shinjō Domain in Sakurada. Basho likened this house to a Chinese barrier keeper's house and called it "Fūjin no Ie" (The Barrier Keeper's House).
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On June 29th (new calendar), Basho and Sora arrived in Hiraizumi. After seeing Chūson-ji Temple, Konjikidō, Takadachi, and other sights, they stayed in Ichinoseki that day.
Summer rains – / leaving untouched / the Golden Hall. Basho
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On June 20th (new calendar), Basho and Sora departed Shiraishi, visited the Takuma Pines in Iwanuma, viewed Kasashima, and entered Sendai. That evening, they stayed at the home of Ōsaki Shōzaemon in Kokubunchō.
More than cherries, / two pines, / three months beyond. Basho
Kashima – where is it? / A muddy road in May. Basho
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On June 9th (new calendar), Basho and Sora arrived in Sukagawa. They stayed at the home of local haiku poet Sōraku Tōkyū.
The beginning of elegance – / rice-planting songs in the deep north. Basho
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On June 7th (new calendar), Basho and Sora departed Nasu no Yumoto, entered the Ōshū Kaidō road, saw the Yugyō Yanagi (Wandering Willow), and crossed the Shirakawa Barrier. They stayed in Hatashuku.
A field planted, / I leave the willow behind. Basho
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On June 6th (new calendar), Basho and Sora visited the Onsen Jinja (hot spring shrine) in Nasu no Yumoto and saw Sesshōseki (Killing Stone).
The scent of stones, / summer grasses red, / the dew hot. Basho
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On June 5th (new calendar), Basho and Sora departed Takaku and arrived at Nasu no Yumoto. They stayed at the hot spring inn Izumiya.
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Due to rain, Basho and his party also stayed at the home of Kakuzōemon Takaku in Takaku on June 4th (new calendar).
Falling here, / at Takaku inn, / a cuckoo's cry. Basho
(Basho composed this haiku for the master of the Takaku household)
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On June 3rd (new calendar), Basho and his party departed Yose around noon, arrived in Takaku, and were hosted at the home of Kakuzōemon Takaku.
Across the fields, / lead the horse, / cuckoo. Basho
(A haiku composed when he was sent by horse from Yose to Noma along the Ōshū Kaidō road)
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On May 21st (new calendar), Basho and his party arrived in Yose, Nasu-Kurobane. That evening, they stayed at the home of haiku poet Suitō in Yose.
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On May 20th (new calendar), Basho and his party visited Urami Falls and Ganman-ga-fuchi, then departed Nikkō at noon. That day, they stayed in Tamanyu (present-day Shioya Town, Shioya District, Tochigi Prefecture).
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On May 19th (new calendar), Basho and his disciple Sora departed Kanuma and arrived in Nikkō. They visited the shrine and stayed at the place of Gozaemon in Uwa-Hatsuishi Town, Nikkō.
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On May 17th (new calendar), Basho and his disciple Sora departed Kasukabe, passed through the Kurihashi Barrier, and stayed in Mamada (present-day Oyama City).
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On May 16th (new calendar), Basho and his disciple Sora set sail from Fukagawa, embarking on their pilgrimage of "Oku no Hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North)". They stayed in Kasukabe that day.