[Machine Translation] Haiku is not difficult to write, but it is enough to write about scenery and one's own life with an honest heart. It is not always necessary to go on a trip to write haiku, but if you casually enjoy the scenery and breathe in the local climate, what remains will naturally remain. However, the most difficult thing is to have an honest heart. -In this book, he explains the flow of modern haiku, and examines what haiku is through his own and others' excellent haiku and recollections of his life. This is the first collection of this long-selling, must-read book for all haiku lovers.