May 20, 1689, it was said that, at the sight of Tsubo no ishibumi (stone monument) (or Tagajo hi, an old stone in Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture), shedding tears, Basho said, 'This is the travelers' reward, the joy of having lived so long.
5月4日　壺の碑（多賀城碑）を見て「行脚の一徳、存命の悦び、