The Basho Road Into the Heartland of Awakening

by Greg Perry

We follow the road over the bridge, underneath which runs a fast-flowing mountain river, then through the village of shops, their souvenirs and foodstuffs almost spilling onto the street, and reach the stairs to Ryushaku-ji. We climb and then follow a wide path. There, after various shrines, we find statues of Basho and his companion Sora, visitors to this temple mountain in 1689. Between them stands a stone monument inscribed in kanji, the Oku No...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466245387
• ISBN13: 9781466245389
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"