Kigo and Haiku: An Example
In the famous haiku by Matsuo Bashō below, "frog" (蛙, kawazu?) is a kigo for spring. Haiku had been traditionally written about the singing of mating frogs, but Bashō chose to focus on a very different sound.
| 古池や かわずとびこむ 水の音 |
Furuike ya Kawazu tobikomu Mizu no oto |
The old pond; A frog jumps in,— The sound of the water. |
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