Boncho Biography | Poet

Nozawa Boncho ( , 1640 - 1714) was a Japanese haikai poet. He was born in Kanazawa, and spent most of his life in Kyoto working as a doctor. Boncho was one of Matsuo Basho 's leading disciples and, together with Kyorai, he edited the Basho school's Monkey's Raincoat (Sarumino ) anthology of 1689. He participated in numerous renku with Basho and other members of his Shomon school.