日本、〒399-5607 長野県木曽郡上松町上松

One of the most famous scenic spots on the Kiso Road, sculpted by the Kiso River carving through granite. Legend tells that this is where Urashima Taro woke up from his long sleep. Basho also paused to admire these striking rock formations on his way to Sarashina.

日本、〒399-5601 長野県木曽郡上松町上松 桟上１２９２－３

Once a precarious log walkway suspended along sheer cliffs, this was considered the toughest pass on the Kiso Road. Basho penned a poem here about clinging ivy serving as a lifeline on the perilous crossing. Today, historic stone walls still stand in its place.

日本、〒387-0023 長野県千曲市八幡

The ultimate destination of Basho's Sarashina journey. This is one of Japan's most celebrated moon-viewing spots, famous for 'Tagoto no Tsuki'—the moon reflecting in each individual flooded rice terrace. Basho crossed the rugged Kiso mountains purely to see this breathtaking sight.

日本、〒387-0023 長野県千曲市八幡４９８４

An ancient temple overlooking the Obasute rice terraces. The grounds feature Basho's 'Omokage-zuka' memorial mound and a haiku monument, where he poignantly connected the legend of the abandoned elder to the solitary moon gazing back at him.

日本、〒387-0023 長野県千曲市八幡

A scenic stop on the Shinonoi Line, renowned as one of Japan's 'Top Three Train Window Views.' From this switchback station, you get a breathtaking panoramic view of the Zenkoji Plain and the terraced fields below—the very landscape Basho fell in love with.

日本、〒380-0851 長野県長野市長野元善町491-イ

Near the end of his travels, Basho made a pilgrimage to the revered Zenko-ji Temple. Here, he wrote of how the gentle moonlight shines equally upon all gates and Buddhist sects, seamlessly uniting everyone beneath its glow.