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Photo of Yosa Buson

Buson, Yosa

Yosa Buson was a Japanese poet and painter from the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Basho and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. Buson was born in the village of Kema in Settsu Province (now Kema-cho, Miyakojima Ward in the city Osaka). His original family name was Taniguchi.. Japanese haikai poet and painter

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Listening to the moon

 Listening to the moon,
gazing at the croaking of frogs
in a field of ripe rice.



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