After recalling a poet who wrote that "Countries may fall, but their rivers and mountains remain," the narrator of this work sits weeping at the ruins of the Castle-on-the-Heights, and many of the works in this collection exemplify a loneliness of man in the universe called sabi.
The final draft of this work was prepared by a student of its author who wrote in its epilogue that "At times you will find yourself rising up to applaud. At other times you will quietly hang your head with emotion." After recalling a poet who wrote that "Countries may fall, but their rivers and mountains remain," the narrator of this work sits weeping at the ruins of the Castle-on-the-Heights, and many of the works in this collection exemplify a loneliness of man in the universe called sabi. At the beginning of this work, the author recalls the "many men of old" who "died on their travels," and wrote of "stretching to Sado Isle / the Milky Way" as he considers crossing the Shirakawa Barrier into Oku. For ten points, identify this travelogue detailing the author's trip with Kawai Sora to the titular location, the most famous work of Matsuo Basho.
The final draft of this work was prepared by a student of its author who wrote in its epilogue that "At times you will find yourself rising up to applaud.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North or Oku no Hosomichi