Ochi Juzo - Ochi Juzo

...A haiku poet of the early Edo period. His family name was Ochi, and his common name was Juzo. His other names were Fuyamashi and Hibana-o. He was from Hokuetsu. He went to Nagoya and ran a dyeing shop with the help of Nomizu (a kimono merchant), a member of the Fuyu no Hi renshu. He may have become a student of Basho in 1684 (Jokyo 1). He participated in the renku renku published in Spring Days in 1686, and contributed nine hokku verses. In November 1687, he accompanied Basho to visit Tokoku, who had been convicted by Mikawa Yasumi and was living in seclusion. In August 1688, he accompanied Basho on his journey to compose Sarashina Nikko. He stayed for a while at Basho's hermitage in Fukagawa, Edo, and made frequent contact with Basho's disciples, including Kikaku and Ransetsu. ...

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…江戸前期の俳人。姓は越智，通称は十蔵。別号は負山子，槿花翁。北越の人。名古屋に出て《冬の日》の連衆野水（やすい）(呉服商)の世話で染物屋を営む。芭蕉への入門は1684年(貞享1)か。86年刊《春の日》の連句に出座，また発句9句を寄せた。87年11月，芭蕉に従い，三河保美に罪を得て隠栖する杜国（とこく）を訪ねる。88年8月，芭蕉の《更科紀行》の旅に同行。江戸深川の芭蕉庵にしばらく滞在し，其角，嵐雪ら蕉門の徒と風交を重ねる。…

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