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Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro
Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro (百器徒然袋 – A Horde of Haunted Housewares) is a compendium of Yōkai, demons and ghosts compiled by Toriyama Sekien, published in 1781. The books were inspired by…
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Footprints of the Buddha
Footprints of the Buddha The Footprints of the Buddha is a 21 poetic sequence which can be found preserved on an inscribed stele at Yakushiji in Nara, the…
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Principles of Integration
Principles of Integration The Principles of Integration were a group of ‘rules’ employed in the compilation of poetic anthologies. Integration was made by progression and association. They can be…
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Ako Incident
This page is short and still growing. Know more? Get in touch. Ako Incident阿衡事件 Fujiwara no Mototsune. Date 887 CE Place Sides or people involved Fujiwara no Mototsune;…
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Ōe no Masahira
Period: Heian Period Occupation: – Family: Akazome Emon Birth: 952 Death: 1012 Ōe no Masahira Ōe no Masahira (大江 匡衡) lived from 952-1012 and was the husband of Akazome…
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Minamoto no Rinshi
Period: Heian Period Occupation: – Family: Fujiwara no Shōshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Michinaga (husband) Birth: – Death: – Minamoto no Rinshi Minamoto no Rinshi (源 倫子) was the mother…
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Akazome Emon
This page is short and still growing. Know more? Get in touch. Akazome Emon赤染衛門 Akazome Emon Also known as Born c. 957 CE Died 1041 Period Heian Period…
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Utatane no ki
Utatane no ki The Utatane no ki (うたたね) was a book generally agreed upon as being written by Abutsu-ni. It is a recount of a nap from 1238.1…
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Yoru no tsuru
Yoru no tsuru The Yoru no tsuru (夜の鶴 – Night Crane) was a book written by Abutsu-ni and is a collection of poetics she sent to her son…
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Fujiwara no Tameie
Period: Kamakura Period Occupation: – Family: Abutsu-ni (wife) Birth: – Death: – Fujiwara no Tameie Fujiwara no Tameie (藤原 為家) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan. Around c.1250…
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Izayoi Nikki
Izayoi Nikki The Izayoi Nikki (十六夜日記) was a book written by Abutsu-ni and is an account of travel between Kyoto and Kamakura. The book contains 166 poems by…
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Reizei Tamesuke
Period: Kamakura Period Occupation: – Family: Abutsu-ni (mother) Birth: – Death: – Reizei Tamesuke Reizei Tamesuke (冷泉 為相) was a member of the Reizei Family, a descendant of the…