Category: Dewa Sanzan

Channel Matsuo Basho on the Dewa Sanzan

Jun 5, 2019

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Tim Bunting

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Channel Matsuo Basho on the Dewa Sanzan On an early spring morning in 1689, Matsuo Basho awoke from his sleep in Bashoan, his residence in Edo, modern-day Tokyo. By that time, Basho’s fame as a Haiku and Renga poet had afforded him a life of luxury. Wherever Basho travelled, his apprentices treated him like royalty.…
Why to Add The Dewa Sanzan to Your Bucket List

May 26, 2019

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Tim Bunting

in Blog, Buddha Mummies, Dewa Sanzan, Living Buddha, Matsuo Basho, Mt. Gassan, Mt. Haguro, Mt. Yudono, Pilgrimage of Rebirth, Rebirth, Scenery, Shojin Ryori, Sokushinbutsu, The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Why to Add The Dewa Sanzan to Your Bucket List In recent years, more and more people have been searching for an escape from ordinary everyday life. Northern Japan’s Dewa Sanzan have been providing that location for more than a millennium. However, only recently has it started to gain traction as a top hiking destination…