Background
Otsuji Watarai was born in 1758 in Japan.
大辻 渡来
Otsuji Watarai was born in 1758 in Japan.
Otsuji Watarai learned haiku poetry by self-study. Was well versed in Japanese and Chinese classics.
Otsuji Watarai wrote Buson Hokku-lcai (Commentary on Buson's Haiku) interpreting Buson's haiku poems which are known for being full of historical allusions and hard to understand.