In this edition, more than six hundred haiku are gathered—not just poetic miniatures, but a living reflection of the Japanese spirit. Combined with old paintings and engravings, they form a complete image of a national way of perceiving the world, where a moment captured in a few words becomes eternal. The book invites you on a poetic journey through Japan: the reader will find themselves atop sacred mountains and in a seaside fishing inn; will see the Moon of the sixteenth night and blooming cherry blossoms; will hear the bells’ ringing, the cuckoo’s cry, and a sorrowful call of a deer; will witness crickets being caught and rice being cleaned; will learn the riddle of the legendary Fox Stone; will visit the celebrations of the First Day of the Serpent, the Meeting of Two Stars, Hanami, Tanabata, and Tsukimi; will try wine with chrysanthemum petals and feel the beauty of every season. More than 630 haiku by ninety classic Japanese authors in translations by N. Azbelev, K. Balmont, A. Brant, V. Markova, V. Mart, V. Mendlina, N. Novich, A. Press, G. Rachinsky, P. Sukhotin, and M. Yamaguchi—supplemented by 125 ancient Japanese illustrations—open the path into the world of Japanese contemplation and subtle sensibility.