His works are quoted in J.D. Salinger's short story "Teddy" and in Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice.
His works are quoted in J.D. Salinger's short story "Teddy" and in Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice. He took his pseudonym from the name of the place where he retired to, which translates to "Cottage of the Plantain Tree." One of the works often attributed to him describing the beauty of Matsushima Bay was actually written by Tawarabo. His Oku no Hosomichi, or The Narrow Road to the Deep North, describes local sights in both prose and the poetry form with which he is most associated. FTP, identify this Japanese master of the haiki no renga and haiku forms of poetry.
His works are quoted in J.D. Salinger's short story "Teddy" and in Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice.
{Basho} Matsuo (or {Munefusa} Matsuo)