Matsuo Bashō

In 1644, born into a minor samurai family, Basho became a samurai like his father.
After his master’s death, he became a poet. A wanderer in spirit, he traveled through the wilderness of 17th century Japan; he passed by the foot of Mount Fuji and visited many places; not less interesting were his travels inside his soul where intense emotions created some of the best haiku verses in the world.

The Japanese haiku, consisting of only seventeen syllables, is one of the shortest verse forms in world literature. It has become widely known in the West, especially since its conciseness and super-pository structure caught the interest of the Imagists early in 20th century. 

Through his many travels and journeys, he would often write about and mentioned Autumn. On one of those special Autumn days, in year 1694, Basho fell ill and died in Osaka, setting out for the most important journey of his life.