Narrow Road to the Deep North
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Narrow Road to the Deep North is a classic 17th-century Japanese travel diary and haiku collection by Matsuo Bashō that chronicles his poetic journey through Japan’s remote northern regions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Narrow Road to the Deep North | 2 |
| Bashō’s travel diaries | 1 |
| Narrow Road to the Deep North canonical | 1 |
| The Narrow Road of the Interior | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4105762 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Narrow Road to the Deep North Context triple: [Matsuo Bashō, notableWork, Narrow Road to the Deep North]
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Eight Views of Ōmi
Eight Views of Ōmi is a celebrated series of landscape woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic locations around Lake Biwa in Japan.
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Snow Country
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C.
Inujima
Inujima is a small Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea known for its contemporary art installations, preserved industrial ruins, and role in the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
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The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō
The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō is a celebrated ukiyo-e print series depicting the post stations along Japan’s Nakasendō route, created collaboratively by Utagawa Hiroshige and Keisai Eisen in the 19th century.
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E.
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō is a celebrated series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic views along the historic Tōkaidō road between Edo and Kyoto in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Narrow Road to the Deep North Target entity description: Narrow Road to the Deep North is a classic 17th-century Japanese travel diary and haiku collection by Matsuo Bashō that chronicles his poetic journey through Japan’s remote northern regions.
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A.
Eight Views of Ōmi
Eight Views of Ōmi is a celebrated series of landscape woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic locations around Lake Biwa in Japan.
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B.
Snow Country
Snow Country is a historical novel by Sebastian Faulks that explores love, trauma, and political upheaval in early 20th-century Europe.
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C.
Inujima
Inujima is a small Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea known for its contemporary art installations, preserved industrial ruins, and role in the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
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D.
The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō
The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō is a celebrated ukiyo-e print series depicting the post stations along Japan’s Nakasendō route, created collaboratively by Utagawa Hiroshige and Keisai Eisen in the 19th century.
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E.
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō is a celebrated series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic views along the historic Tōkaidō road between Edo and Kyoto in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese literary work
ⓘ
haibun ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ travel diary ⓘ |
| accompanies | Bashō’s journey ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oku no Hosomichi
ⓘ
surface form:
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Oku no Hosomichi ⓘ
surface form:
The Narrow Road to the Interior
|
| associatedWith |
Zen
ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
wabi-sabi aesthetics ⓘ |
| author | Matsuo Bashō ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1694 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 17th century ⓘ |
| depicts | pilgrimage to remote northern regions ⓘ |
| describes |
historic sites
ⓘ
mountains and rivers ⓘ temples and shrines ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Kawai Sora ⓘ |
| follows | Matsuo Bashō ⓘ |
| genre |
diary
ⓘ
haiku ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Japanese travel writing
ⓘ
haiku tradition ⓘ world travel literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
haiku poems
ⓘ
prose passages ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ many world languages ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic of travel writing
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masterpiece of Japanese literature ⓘ |
| journeyStartYear | 1689 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose and verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Edo-period literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique | combination of travelogue and poetry ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Buddhist aesthetics
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impermanence ⓘ nature ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| period | Edo period ⓘ |
| romanizedTitle | Oku no Hosomichi ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Oku region
ⓘ
Northern Japan ⓘ
surface form:
northern Japan
|
| structure | chronological travel narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
solitude in nature
ⓘ
transience of life ⓘ |
| titleInJapanese |
Oku no Hosomichi
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surface form:
奥の細道
|
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Subject: Narrow Road to the Deep North Description of subject: Narrow Road to the Deep North is a classic 17th-century Japanese travel diary and haiku collection by Matsuo Bashō that chronicles his poetic journey through Japan’s remote northern regions.
Referenced by (5)
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