noun
The Narrow Road to the Deep North; Oku no Hosomichi
Title of Matsuo Bashō's famous travel diary, published in 1702. Often referred to by its Japanese title in literary contexts.
『奥の細道』は松尾芭蕉の代表作です。
"Oku no Hosomichi" is Matsuo Bashō's masterpiece.
授業で『奥の細道』の冒頭を暗唱した。
I recited the opening of "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" in class.
The title literally means 'narrow road to the interior' (奥 'deep/interior', 細道 'narrow path'). It is the name of a specific literary work, not a general compound.