Bashō Memorial Museum, Biographical museum at Ueno Park, Japan
The Bashō Memorial Museum in Iga displays original scrolls, handwritten poems, and personal belongings of a celebrated Japanese poet from the 1600s. The collection also includes letters, documents, and various works that document his life and literary output.
The museum was established in 1959 and honors a poet who lived from 1644 to 1694. He traveled through different regions of Japan while writing the works that made him legendary.
The museum honors a poet whose journeys across Japan shaped how he saw the world and wrote about it. You can see how his travels influenced the themes that appear throughout his most celebrated works.
The museum is located in a quiet area and is easy to reach on foot if you arrive near the train station. It helps to check in advance which days it is open and how much time a typical visit takes.
The museum preserves handwritten manuscripts of a travel diary that contains poems written during a journey to northern regions. This work is one of the most treasured holdings and shows the poet's hand directly.
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