Narrow Road to the Deep North

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Japanese literary work haibun poetry collection travel diary

Narrow Road to the Deep North is a classic 17th-century Japanese travel diary and haiku collection by Matsuo Bashō that chronicles his poetic journey through Japan’s remote northern regions.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
The Narrow Road to the Deep North	2
Bashō’s travel diaries	1
Narrow Road to the Deep North canonical	1
The Narrow Road of the Interior	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese literary work ⓘ haibun ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ travel diary ⓘ
accompanies	Bashō’s journey ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Oku no Hosomichi ⓘ surface form: The Narrow Road to the Deep North Oku no Hosomichi ⓘ surface form: The Narrow Road to the Interior
associatedWith	Zen ⓘ surface form: Zen Buddhism wabi-sabi aesthetics ⓘ
author	Matsuo Bashō ⓘ
completionYear	1694 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
dateWritten	late 17th century ⓘ
depicts	pilgrimage to remote northern regions ⓘ
describes	historic sites ⓘ mountains and rivers ⓘ temples and shrines ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Kawai Sora ⓘ
follows	Matsuo Bashō ⓘ
genre	diary ⓘ haiku ⓘ travel literature ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	Japanese travel writing ⓘ haiku tradition ⓘ world travel literature ⓘ
hasPart	haiku poems ⓘ prose passages ⓘ
hasTranslation	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ many world languages ⓘ
isConsidered	classic of travel writing ⓘ masterpiece of Japanese literature ⓘ
journeyStartYear	1689 ⓘ
literaryForm	prose and verse ⓘ
literaryMovement	Edo-period literature ⓘ
literaryTechnique	combination of travelogue and poetry ⓘ
mainSubject	Buddhist aesthetics ⓘ impermanence ⓘ nature ⓘ travel ⓘ
originalLanguage	Japanese ⓘ
period	Edo period ⓘ
romanizedTitle	Oku no Hosomichi ⓘ
settingLocation	Oku region ⓘ Northern Japan ⓘ surface form: northern Japan
structure	chronological travel narrative ⓘ
theme	solitude in nature ⓘ transience of life ⓘ
titleInJapanese	Oku no Hosomichi ⓘ surface form: 奥の細道

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Matsuo Bashō → notableWork → Narrow Road to the Deep North ⓘ

Richard Flanagan → notableWork → Narrow Road to the Deep North ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Oku no Hosomichi → titleMeaning → Narrow Road to the Deep North ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Oku no Hosomichi → alternativeTitle → Narrow Road to the Deep North ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Narrow Road of the Interior

Nozarashi Kikō → partOf → Narrow Road to the Deep North ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bashō’s travel diaries