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奥の細道シリーズ 第6集 << 1988年(昭和63年) 5月30日 >> 2-4-557

OKU-NO-HOSOMICHI SERIES 6
Issued on May 30, 1988 (Showa 63)

OKU-NO-HOSOMICHI SERIES 6 Issued on May 30, 1988 (Showa 63) "Oku-no-hosomichi" is a travelogue and haiku* of the poet "Matsuo Basho" who was active during the Genroku culture period (late 17th century to early 18th century) in the Edo period. This literary work was published in 1702. It is a representative work of travel literature in Japanese classics, and is the most prominent of Basho's writings. Two types (4 stamps) of stamps are issued from the 1st to the 10th collections, and landscapes, people and haiku are designed for each. * Haiku is a fixed verse based on seasonal words and fixed verses that mainly consist of 5, 7, and 5 (17 sounds).