Although, now his sword has revealed its name to him, and Nozarashi takes the form of a giant cleaver which is perfect for swinging at everything that comes near him, including meteors.

"Nozarashi Kiko” (Journal of a Weather-Exposed Skeleton) is Basho’s first travelogue describing his travels from Edo (present-day Tokyo) to his hometown of Iga in present-day Mie Prefecture ...