The Narrow Road to Oku | Matsuo Bashō – Literary Gathering

Name: The Narrow Road to Oku | Matsuo Bashō – Literary Gathering
Start: 2026-10-01T12:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-01T13:30:00.000Z
Location: Confederation House

Date:

Thursday (in 2 days)

October 1, 3:30 – 4:30 in the afternoon

Duration: 1h

Location:

Confederation House, Paul Emile Botta St 12, Jerusalem

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Summary:

A literary event on Matsuo Bashō, featuring a reading and discussion by Alex Ben-Ari, will take place on October 1, 2026, at the Confederation House in Jerusalem.

Description (translated from Hebrew):

Alex Ben-Ari reads and speaks about Matsuo Bashō, the wandering Japanese haiku poet whose journeys were commemorated in his journals. Bashō wrote prose and poetry, the best known of which, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, is considered one of the pinnacles of travel journals.

Music: Mayo Shaviro, cello

Matsuo Bashō, painting by Yosa Buson, 18th century, Wikimedia Commons

Accessibility contact: Michal Eshel, phone: 02-5399360
Contact: Aya Lang, phone: 02-5399360, [email protected]

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Organizer:Jerusalem Municipality

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