Iwanami Sora

...A haiku poet of the early Edo period. His family name was Iwanami, his given name was Masataka, and his common name was Shoemon. His name is recorded as Kawai Sogoro in "Oku no Hosomichi." He was from Kami-Suwa in Shinano Province. He served the Ise Nagashima Domain at a young age. He went to Edo during the Enpo era (1673-81) and became a disciple of Basho in the summer of 1683 (Tenwa 3). He retired from service in the autumn of 1685 (Jokyo 2) and lived in Fukagawa. He accompanied Basho on his "Kashima pilgrimage" in 1687 and on his "Oku no Hosomichi" journey in 1689 (Genroku 2). He is also said to have studied Shinto under Yoshikawa Koretari. He died in Katsumoto, Iki, during a trip following a traveling envoy. ...

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…江戸前期の俳人。姓は岩波，名は正字（まさたか），通称は庄右衛門。《おくのほそ道》には河合惣五郎という名を記す。信濃国上諏訪の人。若くして伊勢長島藩に仕える。延宝年間(1673‐81)に江戸に出，1683年(天和3)夏ころ芭蕉に入門。85年(貞享2)秋ころ致仕し，深川に住んだ。87年の“鹿島詣”，89年(元禄2)の“おくのほそ道”の旅で芭蕉に随行した。また，吉川惟足に神道を学んだともいう。巡回使に従って旅の途中，壱岐勝本で客死。…

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