List of Man’yoshu Poets
List of Man’yoshu Poets
This page serves to act as a list of man’yoshu poets. We will continue to add to this as we undertake more research.
| Name | Name in Japanse | Poems | Notes |
| Fujiwara no Hirotsugu | 藤原 広嗣 | A few poems in the man’yōshū. | |
| Empress Genmei | 元明天皇 | 35, 76 | |
| Haji Clan | 土師氏 | 557, 558, 825, 843, 3660, 3844, 3845, 3955, 4047, 4067 | |
| Kasa Kanamura | 笠 [朝臣] 金村 | Several poems in the man’yōshū. | |
| Priest Manzei | 満誓 沙弥 | 7 poems in Books 3, 4 and 5. | |
| Ōtomo no Tabito | 大伴 旅人 | ||
| Ōtomo no Yakamochi | 大伴 家持 | He took a lead role in the compilation of the man’yōshū. Largest number of poems in the books, totalling 479. 46 choka, 431 tanka and 1 in kanshi (Chinese). | |
| Sakanoue no Iratsume | 大伴坂上 郎女 | Largest collection of poems for a woman. 77 tanka, 6 choka and 1 sedōka. | |
| Yamanoue no Okura | 山上 憶良 | 893 |
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