Yosa Buson

Yosa Buson (与謝蕪村: 1716 - December 25 1784), was a Japanese Haiku poet and painter, usually refered to simply as "Buson". He is one of the greatest poet of the Edo period, comparable with Matsuo Basho and Kobayashi Issa.

He was born in Osaka, his real family name was Taniguchi (谷口). When he became 20 years old, he went to Edo and studied Haiku under Yahantei Soua (夜半亭宋阿). He named himself as Saicho (宰鳥). The master was gone when Buson was 27 years old, he stayed with Sunaoka Gando in Shimotuke. He had longing for Matsuo Basho, he began the long journeys like Basho, he went around Tohoku, Tango, Sanuki and so on. During this travel, he called himself Bushon.

From 1758, he began to live in Kyoto, and he stayed there for rest of his life. He got married when he was 45 years old, and became a father of his daughter Kuno (くの).