A detailed view shows the fallen momiji maple leaves on the wood-and-bamboo engawa veranda of Basho-an, the simple thatched roof cottage where the Hai

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A detailed view shows the fallen momiji maple leaves on the wood-and-bamboo engawa veranda of Basho-an, the simple thatched roof cottage where the Haiku poet Matsuo Basho stayed in 1670 (rebuilt by the poet Yosa Buson in 1776), at Konpuku-ji, a Buddhist temple located in the northeastern area of Kyoto, Japan.

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