Home›Sources›Nobuyuki Yuasa (trans.), "The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches" (1966)SourcesNobuyuki Yuasa (trans.), "The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches" (1966)Nobuyuki Yuasa, 1966Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Nobuyuki Yuasa (trans.), "The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches" (1966)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/yuasa-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north-1966.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Nobuyuki Yuasa (trans.), "The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches" (1966). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/yuasa-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north-1966Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-nobuyuki-yuasa-trans-the-narrow-road-to, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Nobuyuki Yuasa (trans.), "The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches" (1966)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/yuasa-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north-1966}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA scholarly English translation with an introduction by Nobuyuki Yuasa, published by Penguin Classics. Its strength is a critical apparatus situating the work inside Basho's own Zen study and the wider haibun form, rather than a bare translated text. Cited here for the reading of the journey as spiritually motivated travel rather than as its own primary text.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Nobuyuki Yuasa's scholarly English translation with introduction, published by Penguin Classics, the top tier reflecting a critical apparatus situating the work inside Basho's own Zen study and the wider haibun form rather than a bare translated text, notwithstanding that it is cited here specifically for the reading of the journey as spiritually motivated travel rather than as its own primary text.NotesWell-attestedA standard scholarly English edition, its introduction discussing Basho's Zen training under Butcho and the work's embodiment of impermanence and non attachment. No web URL; a print critical edition, identified by translator, publisher and year rather than a link.CitationPublisherWell-attestedPenguin ClassicsPublication YearWell-attested1966Source TypeWell-attestedCritical translation with scholarly introductionClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.Literary Works, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested9ArticlesBetween Prose and PoemLiterary WorksOku no Hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North)SourcesNobuyuki Yuasa (trans.), "The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches" (1966)Holds1Literary WorksOku no Hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North)General References2ArticlesBetween Prose and PoemLiterary WorksOku no Hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year