A review by te_books
Back Roads to Far Towns: Basho's Oku-No-Hosomichi by Matsuo Bashō

Really different for me. Part historical Japanese travel journal, part poetry book. I struggled to understand some of it— some of the historical Japan parts and some the poetry parts— but I’m left with a definite feeling of wanderlust and spiritual curiosity. Reading Basho’s terse journal entries after he decides to change his life and wander around the country gives a feeling of raw wonder for nature and the world.