Yes, cocomino, it is THAT Basho. He is famous in the West also, among haiku and poetry lovers.
When I was with my Japanese friend in Mie (where her family live) we went to Iga, to Ueno Park, and saw the house celebrating the town he was born in. (And we saw the Ninja House, which your daughters will enjoy one day!)
My VERY favorite Basho haiku is
Kono Michi Ya
Iku Hito Nashi Ni
Aki no Kure –
which I have tried and tried to translate into English, but never to my satisfaction. Sometimes things just don’t translate, I think.
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