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Nozawa Boncho was born in Kanazawa (Ishikawa Prefecture) in a family bearing the name of Miyagi or Nozawa, he practiced medicine in Kyoto.
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He was a disciple of Bashd Matsuo, the greatest master of haiku. Bonchō together with Kyorai, he edited the Bashō school's Monkey's Raincoat (Sarumino) anthology of 1689. He participated in numerous renku with Bashō and other members of his Shōmon school.
