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May 16th is 'Tabi-no-hi' (旅の日 'Travel Day'), celebrating the day in 1689 that Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉) set off on his epic journey across Japan.
His experiences and poetry would be immortalized in 'Oku-no-Hosomichi' (奥の細道 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'.
another year is gone
a traveler's shade on my head,
straw sandals at my feet
年暮ぬ笠きて草鞋はきながら, 1685'Tabi-no-hi' was established in 1988 by the Japan Travel Pen Club.