Fukasawa Shinji

Researcher of classical Japanese literature. Specializes in renga haikai poetry and Matsuo Bashō. Born in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, in 1960. Completed his doctorate in literature at Kyoto University. Formerly a professor at Wakō University. Works include Fūga to warai: Bashō sōkō (Refinement and Laughter: Considering Bashō), Tabi suru haikaishi: Bashō sōkō ni (The Traveling Haikai Poet: Considering Bashō II), and Renku no kyōshitsu: Kotoba o tsukete asobu (Linked Verse: The Pastime of Connecting Words).

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