He often hit the trail and left writings dealing with travel such as "The Records of a Weather-Exposed Skeleton," "Kashima Journal," "Oi no Kobumi" (Manuscript in My Knapsack), and "A Visit to Sarashina Village."
しばしば旅に出て、『野ざらし紀行』・『鹿島紀行』・『笈の小文』・『更科紀行』などの紀行文を残した。