Akiko Busch is the author of “From the Millpond to the Sea,” to be published in November.

The 2025 schedule includes two exhibitions showcasing the museum’s permanent collection and three solo shows that focus on ...

Join Analog Art Club @ MAPh for monthly hands-on art making inspired by the collection and exhibitions, in a relaxed, ...

The most underrated Nen ability is Basho’s Great Haiku. This ability is incredibly powerful, allowing anything Basho writes in the form of a haiku to become a reality. It is one of the most versatile ...

From the results, HITL haiku received the most praise for their poetic qualities, whereas HOTL and human-only verses had similar scores. “In addition, a phenomenon called algorithm aversion was ...

June 20, 2025 A little Matariki Haiku During our Matariki special Waatea was gifted a special Haiku. A haiku is a short form of Japanese poetry traditionally consisting of three lines with a 5-7-5 ...

Donald Keene's journey tracing the footsteps of haiku poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) in Basho's masterpiece "Oku no Hosomichi," which Keene later translated into English as "The Narrow Road to Oku," ...

While hikikomori, the Japanese term for acute social withdrawal, often brings to mind young recluses in dark bedrooms, the reality is broader.