Home of Matsuo Basho

3.5

This is the childhood home of the great poet Matsuo Basho, who lived here until the age of 29. The grounds contain a stone slab inscribed with the haiku Basho composed when he found the umbilical cord his family had kept in this house – “Old village! / Umbilical’s tail at cry / Year’s end.” A building called the Chogetsuken in the garden behind the house is where The Seashell Game poetry anthology was compiled by Basho. The home provides visitors with a glimpse of the life Basho lived in the place here returned to on many occasions after his travels.

Spot details

Address: Mie Pref. Igashi Uenoakasakachou 304 Map
Area: Iga / Ueno Area
Phone: 0595242711
Hours: 8:30-17:00(Last entry16:30)
Closed: Tuesday(The day following if it falls on a public holiday), New Year's holiday
Fees: [Admission fee]
[Adult]300yen
[High/Middle/Elementary school students]100yen
Parking Lot: Available(3spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(ICT FREE Wi-Fi)
Note: *Reopening on 4Monday1Sunday 2020
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

当時の建物じゃないけど

Reviewed : 2022.11.27

芭蕉が生きてたころの建物ではないですけど、古民家としてそれなりに風情があっていい感じでした。すき焼きの老舗「金谷本店」から徒歩3分です。
昔この位置に生家があったとのこと

Reviewed : 2022.07.17

入場料300円はちょっと。普通の江戸時代の住居というだけでした。もう少し趣向を考えてもらった方が良いのではないかと思いました。
工事中でした

Reviewed : 2021.03.01

伊賀市を横断する国道沿いに有りますが、工事中のため見ることは出来ませんでした。ただ分かるように誕生した旨の記念碑が設置されています。