Basho-do Hut

Basho-do Hall is located at the north end of the promenade (near Kurotani Bridge) in the scenic area of ​​Yamanaka Onsen, Kakusenkei. This hall was built in 1910 by Watanabe Kobun, a haiku poet from Kanazawa, calling on haiku poets from all over the country. Inside is a wooden statue of Basho. Next to the hall is the Basho-do Monument, which describes the history of its construction. There are haiku monuments erected around the area, so I would like to introduce them to you. ・Hotokisukawa Onari Nikari Monument The builder of Basho-do ・Momoyo haiku monument: I wonder if the paper tobi broke and disappeared from Mt. Shiranegatake? Momoyo The owner of Izumiya, where Basho stayed. I received the character ``peach'' in my haiku name from Basho. I was 14 years old at the time. ・Suigetsu haiku monument: On the banks of the Silent Bridge and the summer moon, Suigetsu Built in 1954 to commemorate the relocation of Basho-do Hall. Suigetsu: Tsuneo Otsuji, a haiku poet from Yamanaka Onsen.

After crossing Kurotani Bridge, there was Bashodo. It is located in a mossy green area. The air is clean.

It's my first time here, but it's already a different world. It was a space that made me feel nostalgic for some reason, as if I had come to a past era.

It is a quaint scenery that shows that Basho, a fast walker, stayed for a while on the Oku-no-Hosomichi path.

As you stroll along the Kakusenkei promenade, you will find it at the foot of Kurotani Bridge. In a space surrounded by green trees, a hall dedicated to Basho stood facing the mountain stream of the Daishoji River. It is said that the name comes from Basho, who stopped by during his pilgrimage to northern Japan and praised the famous hot springs. A small statue of Basho is enshrined inside the hall.