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* ''Born: 1644''
[[File:Basho.JPG|right|thumb|400px|Bashô as seen in an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' print by [[Tsukioka Yoshitoshi]]]]
* ''Died: 1694''
* ''Born: [[1644]]''
* ''Died: [[1694]]''
* ''Japanese'': 松尾芭蕉 ''(Matsuo Bashou)''
Matsuo Bashô stands as one of the greatest - if not greatest - of Japan's [[haiku]] composers. A samurai turned wandering priest, Bashô wrote a book called 'The Narrow Road of Oku' (''Oku no hosomichi'') and many of his poems remain well-known in Japan - and around the world.
Matsuo Bashô stands as one of the greatest - if not greatest - of Japan's haiku composers. A samurai turned wandering priest, Bashô wrote a book called 'Narrow Road of Oku' and many of his poems remain well-known in Japan - and around the world.
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