Basho: Haiku Reader

Read slowly. Return often.

Only for iPhone

$1.99 · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

A quiet reader for Matsuo Basho. Japanese originals, careful English renderings, and a calm space for returning to a single poem. Basho is a quiet, focused reader for the haiku of Matsuo Basho (1644-1694). Each poem is presented the way it deserves: the Japanese original first, romaji close by, a careful English translation beneath, and a short interpretation when you reach for it. No feed, no account, no clutter. THE READER - Japanese originals lead, with romaji support - Careful English renderings, one poem per screen - Interpretation notes on imagery, season, and context - Type size, typeface, and layout controls, including vertical Japanese text - Day, sepia, and night reading themes THE LIBRARY - 48 poems in the launch collection, spanning the four seasons - Browse and search in English or Japanese - Filter by season or bookmarks - A poem of the day that changes at midnight YOURS TO KEEP - Bookmark the poems that stay with you - Write private notes, stored on your device and never uploaded - An optional daily notification brings one poem each morning PROVENANCE Japanese originals are drawn from public-domain Basho sources, including the 1903 collection Basho Haiku Zenshu. English translations and interpretations are original OneSip Technologies Ltd. content, and every poem shows exactly where it came from. Basho works fully offline. No account. No tracking. Just poems.

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    Information

    Seller
    • OneSip Technologies Ltd
    Size
    • 37.1 MB
    Category
    • Books
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
    • iPod touch
      Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 OneSip Technologies Ltd.
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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