Day after day on the road, making the road a home.

What it means

Basho admired those who live on the move and make the road their dwelling. Home, for him, was the traveling itself. Stop waiting to arrive and settle into the going.

The source

"Day after day on the road, making the road a home." Matsuo Basho said it in Oku no Hosomichi (1702), opening. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

"日〳〵旅にして旅を栖（すみか）とす"

Original Japanese, Oku no Hosomichi (1702), opening. Text read at ja.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Matsuo Basho (1644-1694). The master of Japanese haiku, who spent his last years walking the roads of Japan. His travel diary Oku no Hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North) is a classic of the form.

Questions

What does "Day after day on the road, making the road a home." mean?

Basho admired those who live on the move and make the road their dwelling. Home, for him, was the traveling itself. Stop waiting to arrive and settle into the going.

Who said "Day after day on the road, making the road a home."?

Matsuo Basho (1644-1694). Source: Oku no Hosomichi (1702), opening.

What is the original Japanese?

日〳〵旅にして旅を栖（すみか）とす. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

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