Comparing Oku no hosomichi and Tosa nikki reveals similarities that make one think that they are the same story, and many differences that give the impression that they are simply in different formats. They both have similarities in that they are both travelogues and both narrate their farewells before their journey. In addition to the similarities, there were many differences. The writing styles of the two newspapers were different. Additionally, Oku no hosomichi had two written characteristics that Tosa nikki did not have, and was a philosophy while Tosa nikki was not. Comparing Oku no hosomichi and Tosa nikki, there were some similarities. Both Oku no hosomichi and Tosa Nikki shared the characteristic of being a travel diary chronicling the events that took place. Another similarity the two also shared was the farewells described at the beginning of the diary. Both had friends saying goodbye or a celebration. Oku no hosomichi and Tosa Nikki were both travel journals that were just written in a different format. Oku no hosomichi was not written without dates while Tosa Nikki was. Both journals recount events that occurred during the trip. Oku no hosomichi describes the journey of Bashō traveling from Edo to the northern interior region known as Oku and Tosa Nikki describes the journey undertaken to return to Kyoto by sea. Oku no hosomichi and Tosa nikki both reunite before the long journey. For example, Bashō describes the farewell meeting between him and his close friends. “The faint shadow of Mount Fuji and the cherry blossoms of Ueno and Yanaka bid me a final farewell. My friends had gathered the night before and they all came with me on the boat to keep me company for the first few miles. When we came out of the middle of paper......exts was Oku no hosomichi was, in a way, a philosophy and Tosa Nikki was not. Bashō, throughout his journey, was trying to discover his own identity through the Dao. Dao is “the way” and is experienced. Dao is, in a way, a goal and that was something Bashō was trying to find. Tosa Nikki, on the other hand, was simply the first journal that had literary value and had no philosophical significance. By comparing the two works of art, I revealed their similarities and differences. Both Oku no hosomichi and Tosa nikki share certain characteristics, such as both being travelogues, but also have differences between them, such as that of Oku no hosomichi being a type of philosophy and Tosa nikki simply being the first travelogue. official trip. Ultimately, these two works may seem to be the same diary, but this is not the case when we look deep into their meanings..