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Nōin 能因. Japan
ese poet and monk of the late Heian period
. Lay name: Tachibana no Nagayasu 橘永愷. Along with Izumi Shikibu
, Nōin is one of "Thirty-six Medieval Poetry Immortals
" (中古三十六歌仙) of waka poetry
selected by Fujiwara no Norikane 藤原範兼 (1107–1165).
Nōin authored of the Gengenshu 玄々集 and Nōin's Utamakura 能因歌枕. One of his poems is anthologized in the Hyakunin isshu
(Poem 69):
嵐吹く
三室の山の
もみぢ葉は
龍田の川の
錦なりけり
Arashi fuku
mimuro no yama no
momiji-ba wa
tatsuta no kawa no
nishiki narikeri
Blown by storm winds,
Mt. Mimuro's autumn leaves
have become Tatsuta river's
richly hued brocade!
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese poet and monk of the late Heian period
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
. Lay name: Tachibana no Nagayasu 橘永愷. Along with Izumi Shikibu
Izumi Shikibu
was a mid Heian period Japanese poet. She is a member of the . She was the contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, and Akazome Emon at the court of Joto Mon'in.-Early life:...
, Nōin is one of "Thirty-six Medieval Poetry Immortals
Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
The Thirty-six Poetry Immortals are a group of Japanese poets of the Nara, Asuka and Heian periods selected by Fujiwara no Kintō as exemplars of Japanese poetic ability. There are five female poets among them...
" (中古三十六歌仙) of waka poetry
Waka (poetry)
Waka or Yamato uta is a genre of classical Japanese verse and one of the major genres of Japanese literature...
selected by Fujiwara no Norikane 藤原範兼 (1107–1165).
Nōin authored of the Gengenshu 玄々集 and Nōin's Utamakura 能因歌枕. One of his poems is anthologized in the Hyakunin isshu
Hyakunin Isshu
is a traditional anthology style of compiling Japanese waka poetry where each contributor writes one poem for the anthology. Literally, it translates to "one hundred people, one poem [each]"...
(Poem 69):
嵐吹く
三室の山の
もみぢ葉は
龍田の川の
錦なりけり
Arashi fuku
mimuro no yama no
momiji-ba wa
tatsuta no kawa no
nishiki narikeri
Blown by storm winds,
Mt. Mimuro's autumn leaves
have become Tatsuta river's
richly hued brocade!