Onakatomi no Yoritomo
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Ōnakatomi no Yoritomo was a middle Heian period
waka poet
and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
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Ōnakatomi no Yoritomo's poems are included in several official poetry anthologies, including the Shūi Wakashū. A personal collection known as the Yoritomo-shū (頼基集) also remains.
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...
waka poet
Waka (poetry)
Waka or Yamato uta is a genre of classical Japanese verse and one of the major genres of Japanese literature...
and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six 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...
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Ōnakatomi no Yoritomo's poems are included in several official poetry anthologies, including the Shūi Wakashū. A personal collection known as the Yoritomo-shū (頼基集) also remains.
External links
- E-text of his poems in Japanese