Editing Matsuo Bashō (section)

===20th century-present===

Critical interpretation of Bashō's poems continued into the 20th century, with notable works by Yamamoto Kenkichi, Imoto Nōichi, and Ogata Tsutomu. The 20th century also saw translations of Bashō's poems into other languages around the world. The position of Bashō in Western eyes as the ''haiku'' poet ''par excellence'' gives great influence to his poetry: Western preference for ''haiku'' over more traditional forms such as ''tanka'' or ''renga'' have rendered archetypal status to Bashō as Japanese poet and ''haiku'' as [[Japanese poetry]].{{sfn |Shirane |1998 |p=37}} Some western scholars even believe that  Bashō invented haiku.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ross |first=Bruce |title=How to Haiku: A Writer's Guide to Haiku and Related Forms |publisher=Tuttle |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-8048-3232-8 |page=2}}</ref> The impressionistic and concise nature of Bashō's verse greatly influenced [[Ezra Pound]], the [[Imagism|Imagists]], and poets of the [[Beat Generation]].<ref group="Notes">See, for instance, {{harvnb|Lawlor|2005|p=176}}</ref>

On this question, Jaime Lorente maintains in his research work "Bashō y el metro 5-7-5" that of the 1012 hokkus analyzed by master Bashō 145 cannot fit into the 5-7-5 meter, since they are a broken meter (specifically, they present a greater number of mora [syllables]). In percentage they represent 15% of the total.  Even establishing 50 poems that, presenting this 5-7-5 pattern, could be framed in another structure (due to the placement of the particle "ya"), the figure is similar. Therefore, Lorente concludes that the teacher was close to the traditional pattern.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lorente|first=Jaime|title=Basho y el metro 5-7-5|publisher=Haijin books|year=2020|location=Toledo}}</ref>

In 1942, the Haiseiden building was constructed in [[Iga, Mie]], to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Basho's birth. Featuring a circular roof named the "traveler's umbrella", the building was made to resemble Basho's face and clothing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centrip-japan.com/spot/872.html |title= Haiseiden |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=Centrip Japan |access-date= May 20, 2022 |quote=}}</ref>

Two of Bashō's poems were popularized in the short story [[Teddy (story)|"Teddy"]] written by [[J.&nbsp;D. Salinger]] and published in 1952 by ''[[The New Yorker]]'' magazine.<ref>{{harvnb|Slawenski|2010|p=239}}: "Nothing in the voice of the cicada intimates how soon it will die" and "Along this road goes no one, this autumn eve."</ref>

In 1979, the [[International Astronomical Union]] named a [[Bashō (crater)|crater]] found on Mercury after him.<ref name="Union1980">{{cite book |author=International Astronomical Union |title=Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, Volume XVIIB |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yFYbEiM9MSwC&pg=PA291 |date=November 30, 1980 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-90-277-1159-5 |page=291}}</ref>

In 2003, an international anthology film titled ''[[Winter Days]]'' adapted Basho's 1684 ''[[renku]]'' collection of the same name into a series of animations. Animators include [[Kihachirō Kawamoto]], [[Yuri Norstein]],<ref>[https://archive.today/20120708110437/http://community.livejournal.com/norshtein/51797.html Norstein's LiveJournal blog] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> and [[Isao Takahata]].<ref name="ebert obit">{{cite web | url = https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/why-do-fireflies-have-to-die-so-soon-a-tribute-to-isao-takahata-1935-2018 | title = "Why Do Fireflies Have To Die So Soon?": A Tribute To Isao Takahata, 1935-2018 | first = Peter | last = Sobczynski | date = April 5, 2018 | access-date = April 6, 2018 | website = RogerEbert.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180406070556/https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/why-do-fireflies-have-to-die-so-soon-a-tribute-to-isao-takahata-1935-2018 | archive-date = 2018-04-06 | url-status = live }}</ref>