If you travel somewhere in the Tohoku region of Japan, I recommend taking a cruise on the Mogami River. The famous poet, Basho MATSUO (1644–1694) left the following haiku (Japanese seventeen-syllable poem):
Gathering seawards
The summer rains, how
swiftly flows
Mogami River.
(Translated by Donald Keene)
Why do not you feel the world of Japanese haiku at Mogami River?
Photos of the Mogami River
![Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture 2](https://japanicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-最上川21.jpg)
Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture
![Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture 3](https://japanicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-最上川31.jpg)
Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture
![Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture 4](https://japanicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-最上川41.jpg)
Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture
![Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture = Pixta 5](https://japanicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-最上川51.jpg)
Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture = Pixta
![Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture 6](https://japanicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-最上川61.jpg)
Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture
![Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture = Shutterstock 7](https://japanicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-最上川71.jpg)
Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture = Shutterstock
![Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture](https://japanicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-最上川81.jpg)
Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture
![Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture = Pixta 9](https://japanicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-最上川91.jpg)
Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture = Pixta
![Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture = Shutterstock](https://japanicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-最上川101.jpg)
Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture = Shutterstock
Map of the Mogami River
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