Basho
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Basho may refer to:
- BashōBashoBasho may refer to:*Bashō, Edo-period Japanese haiku poet*Basho , a crater on Mercury*Bashō, a Noh play by Komparu Zenchiku* Basho, a concept in Kitaro Nishida's philosophy* Basho, a contest in sumo wrestling, especially one of the honbasho...
, Edo-period Japanese haiku poet - Basho (crater)Basho (crater)Basho is a crater on Mercury. Though Basho crater is only about in diameter, its bright rays make it an easily identified feature on Mercury's surface. In addition to the long bright rays, photographs from Mariner 10 showed an intriguing dark halo of material around the crater....
, a crater on Mercury - Bashō, a Noh play by Komparu ZenchikuKomparu ZenchikuKomparu Zenchiku was a skilled Japanese Noh actor, troupe leader, and playwright. His plays are particularly characterized by an intricate, allusive, and subtle style inherited from Zeami which convolved yūgen with influences from Zen Buddhism and Kegon...
- Basho, a concept in Kitaro Nishida's philosophy
- Basho, a contest in sumo wrestling, especially one of the honbashoHonbashoA is an official professional sumo tournament. There are six held each year, a system established in 1958. Only honbasho results matter in determining promotion and relegation for rikishi ....
People with the name
- Matsuo BashōMatsuo Basho, born , then , was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku...
, Edo-period Japanese haiku poet - Robbie BashoRobbie BashoRobbie Basho was an American composer, guitarist and pianist, and one of the pioneers of the acoustic steel string guitar in America.-Biography:...
(1940-1986), American guitarist - Steffen Basho-JunghansSteffen Basho-JunghansSteffen Basho-Junghans is a German guitarist and composer. He was born in North Thuringia in the former German Democratic Republic. At the age of 17 he taught himself to play acoustic guitar and in 1978 formed the folk band Wacholder...
(born 1953), German guitarist