Rogan

Japanese: 呂丸 - ろがん

? - 1693 (Genroku 6)
A haiku poet of the early Edo period. His surname was Zushi, also known as Kondo, and he was commonly known as Sakichi. His pen name was Touhakudo. He worked in the dyeing business in Touge Village, Dewa Province, but became a disciple of Basho, who came to visit him on his journey along the Narrow Road to the Deep North. He left behind the "Kokusho Nanakasou" (Romaru Kokusho) during this time. In 1692, he visited Basho in Edo, where he was given the "Mikazuki Nikki." After a pilgrimage to Ise Shrine, he visited Shiko in Kyoto, but died there on February 2nd the following year. According to "Mutsuchidori," he was not yet 40 years old. "The moss fruits, the eaves of the balls, the stone tower" ("Miyama Masashu").

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐1693(元禄6)
江戸前期の俳人。姓は図司，また近藤，通称は左吉。啁栢堂（とうはくどう）と号す。出羽手向（とうげ）村で染物業を営んでいたが，“おくのほそ道”の旅で来遊した芭蕉に入門，この時《聞書七日草》(呂丸聞書)を残した。1692年江戸に芭蕉を訪ね《三日月日記》を与えられた。伊勢参宮ののち，京の支考を訪ねたが，翌年の2月2日京で客死。《陸奥鵆（むつちどり）》によると40歳に達しなかったらしい。〈苔の実や軒の玉だれ石の塔〉(《三山雅集》)。

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