Fujiwara no Atsumitsu

• Period: Heian Period
• Occupation: Monjō Hakase, Poet
• Family: Fujiwara no Akihira (father) Fujiwara no Atsumoto (brother)
• Birth: 1062AD
• Death: 1144AD

Fujiwara no Atsumitsu

Fujiwara no Atsumitsu (藤原 敦光) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan living from 1062-1144. He was the son of Fujiwara no Akihira and brother to Fujiwara no Atsumoto. During his life he held the position of Monjō Hakase and he wrote lots of confucian inspired poems in Chinese.¹

Footnotes

1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.

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