SHINANO, Nagano Prefecture--The original copy of “Shichiban Nikki” (Seventh diary) by famed poet Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827) returned to his hometown here after more than 100 years. Town officials ...

Haiku, a traditional form of Japanese poetry, was the centerpiece of a recent Baltimore County Public Schools’ contest. The challenge posed to students was to write a haiku on the theme of family.

Episode 1 of the new season takes place in Fukagawa, Tokyo where Basho wrote many of his famous haiku poems. Special guest Hideho Kindaichi, a revered linguistic scholar, along with our Haiku Masters ...