Though he was known by the name of Kinsaku while working in the service of Todo Yoshitada, he changed his name in the 1680s to that of his home, the "Cottage of the Plantain Tree." A traveler for much of his life, he penned the travelogues The Records of a Travel Worn Satchel and The Narrow Road to 
Though he was known by the name of Kinsaku while working in the service of Todo Yoshitada, he changed his name in the 1680s to that of his home, the "Cottage of the Plantain Tree." A traveler for much of his life, he penned the travelogues The Records of a Travel Worn Satchel and The Narrow Road to the Deep North. For 10 points—name this Japanese author, the developer and master of haiku.
Though he was known by the name of Kinsaku while working in the service of Todo Yoshitada, he changed his name in the 1680s to that of his home, the "Cottage of the Plantain Tree."
Matsuo {Basho} [accept Matsuo {Munefusa}]