The gardens at historic Kanazawa are famed as among the three greatest in Japan.

The doors of the tiny Godaido temple at Matsushima, seen by Matsuo Basho, are only opened once every 33 years to reveal a statue of Kannon (Guanyin).

Poetry in motion

Follow in the footsteps of a haiku master on a walking tour of the untouched Japanese countryside. Story and photography by Peter Neville-Hadley

Published: 10:58pm, 3 Apr, 2014

Updated: 10:58pm, 3 Apr, 2014

The gardens at historic Kanazawa are famed as among the three greatest in Japan.

The doors of the tiny Godaido temple at Matsushima, seen by Matsuo Basho, are only opened once every 33 years to reveal a statue of Kannon (Guanyin).

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