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🌬️HUT OF THE FALLEN PERSIMMONS😮
A straw raincoat hangs beside the door at Rakushisha (落柿舎), indicating that the host is home.
The small cottage was home to Mukai Kyorai (向井去来), chief disciple of Matsuo Bashō. It was here Bashō composed 'Saga Nikki' (嵯峨日記) in 1691.
A straw raincoat hangs beside the door at Rakushisha (落柿舎), indicating that the host is home.
The small cottage was home to Mukai Kyorai (向井去来), chief disciple of Matsuo Bashō. It was here Bashō composed 'Saga Nikki' (嵯峨日記) in 1691.
Mukai named his hermitage 'Hut of the Fallen Persimmons' (落柿舎 'Rakushisha') in the autumn of 1689.
40 persimmon trees stood in the cottage grounds, & he sold the fruit in advance to a merchant. Shortly before harvesting a storm struck, & Mukai awoke to find the trees stripped.
40 persimmon trees stood in the cottage grounds, & he sold the fruit in advance to a merchant. Shortly before harvesting a storm struck, & Mukai awoke to find the trees stripped.
