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Basho, the Haiku Master
Matsuo Basho (松尾芭蕉) is the most famous Haiku, Japanese style poem, master during early Edo period. He traveled all Japan, found beautiful sceneries and wrote poems on those spots. His famous travel is called "Okuno no Hosomichi, Narrow road to interior (this also means Oshu Region)."
Here is the spots where MustLoveJapan traced his travel.
List for Basho, the Haiku Master
Matsushima
Matsushima (松島) is one of the three view of Japan, and located in Miyagi. ...
Iga Ueno
Iga Ueno (伊賀上野) is located in Mie Prefecture. Iga was home to Japan's most ...
Risshakuji Temple
Risshakuji Temple (立石寺), also known as Yamadera, the mountain temple, is ...
Yamadera
Yamadera (山寺) is located in eastern mountains of Yamagata Prefecture. It ...
Motsuji Temple
Motsuji Temple (毛越寺) and its garden are important historical site of ...
Urami Waterfall
Urami waterfall (裏見の滝, uraminotaki) is one of the three great waterfalls ...
Soka History Strolling Path
Soka (草加) was the Post Town of Nikko Road, the way to Nikko. In Soka ...
Tawara Falls
Tawara Falls (田原の滝) is reconstructed artificial waterfalls located Tsuru, ...Map
Urami Waterfall
Information
Category: Nature Parks >
Waterfalls
Urami waterfall (裏見の滝, uraminotaki) is one of the three great waterfalls in Nikko. It is located in the small valley of Nikko. Because it is located in the valley, it is very quiet and cool even in summer. It has 20m (66 ft.) high, and 2m (6 ft.) width. There are many unnamed waterfalls around the fall, and on the way to the fall. Japanese famous poet, Matsuo Basho (松尾芭蕉) visited this fall and made a poem.
Tourist Info.
There are free parking and restroom. On the way to the fall, you have to walk in the valley.
Access
0. at Nikko Station
1. use Tobunikko bus to Uramidakiiriguchi (10 min.)
2. walk north (40 min.)
Tourist Info.
There are free parking and restroom. On the way to the fall, you have to walk in the valley.
Access
0. at Nikko Station
1. use Tobunikko bus to Uramidakiiriguchi (10 min.)
2. walk north (40 min.)
Detailed Travel Guide
Not many people visit this fall. So, you can enjoy quiet moment here. It used to be able to access behind the fall, but at 1902, there was a minor rock falls and closed the access to the back spot.
Japanese famous poet, Matsuo Basho (松尾芭蕉) visited this fall and made a poem. You may come up your new poem here.
Poem of Matsuo Basho
"暫時（しばらく）は瀧に籠るや夏（げ）の初（は じめ）"
Beginning of summer stay this waterfall for a while.
