Naitō Jōsō
Japanese haiku poet
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| Intro | Japanese haiku poet | |
| A.K.A. | Naito Joso | |
| A.K.A. | Naito Joso | |
| Places | Japan | |
| was | Poet | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1662 | |
| Death | 29 March 1704 (aged 42 years) |
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Naitō Jōsō (内藤 丈草, 1662 – March 29, 1704) was one of the principal disciples of Bashō, and himself also a respected haiku writer in the Genroku period of Japan. Originally, he was a samurai from Owari, but he had to leave military service due to ill health. Taking up the literary life, he became a devout disciple of Bashō, and when the Master died in 1694, Naito mourned him for a full three years, and remained his devout follower for the rest of his life.
Examples of Naitō's Haiku
Mountains and plains/ all are taken by the snow --/ nothing remains
No need to cling/ to things --/ floating frog.
These branches/ were the first to bud --/ falling blossoms.
A lightning bolt/ splits in two and strikes/ the mountaintop.
The sleet falls/ As if coming through the bottom/ Of loneliness.