The “Genroku style” of haiku poetry refers not so much to the particular style of a poetical school as to the fashionable style of the times. As it was most often used in introductory textbooks or at haiku competitions, it should be understood in the context of the popular culture of the Genroku Period. Indeed the poets of Kamigata put stress on the popular aspect of haiku poetry in their “style” so that it could be widely received among lay poets and haiku lovers.