He received his most famous nickname for a banana tree planted near a hut where he resided whenever he desired solace.
This man refereed a work to which thirty or so poets contributed verses, The Seashell Game. Alongside Sora, he undertook a journey to the region of Oku, during which he visited the shrine of Nikko, an experience well chronicled in The Narrow Road to the Deep North. However, he is much better known for writing in another style, examples of which include one poem about a bridge at Seta Bay, one about a kiri tree, and a more famous one about a frog jumping into an old pond. He received his most famous nickname for a banana tree planted near a hut where he resided whenever he desired solace. For 10 points, name this prolific Japanese poet, famous for his haikus.
This man refereed a work to which thirty or so poets contributed verses, The Seashell Game.
Matsuo {Basho}