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  • Abe no Manao

    This page is short and still growing. Know more? Get in touch. Abe no Manao Also known as Born Died Period Heian Period Clan or family Abe Clan…

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  • Abe no Kurahashimaro

    This page is short and still growing. Know more? Get in touch. Abe no Kurahashimaro Also known as Born Died Period Asuka Period Clan or family Abe Clan…

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  • Sesshō and Kampaku

    Sesshō and Kampaku See also: Court Titles, Imperial Titles, Provincial Titles, Be, Uji The Sesshō and Kampaku were high ranking titles connected to the Imperial Throne. The Sesshō…

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  • 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.

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  • Man’yōshū

    Man’yōshū The Man’yōshū (万葉集) is an important literary collection of Japanese poetry. Surviving Examples The oldest surviving example of this document is known as the katsura-bon (桂本) which…

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  • Kasa no Iratsume

    Period: – Occupation: Poet Family: – Birth: – Death:- Kasa no Iratsume Kasa no Iratsume (笠 女郎 – Maid of Kasa) was a known female poet who has…

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  • Kasa Kanamura

    Period: Nara Period Occupation: Poet, Ason Family: – Birth: – Death:- Kasa Kanamura Kasa Kanamura (笠 [朝臣] 金村) is a known poet who had several poems in the…

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  • Hōjōki

    Hōjōki The Hōjōki (方丈記) is a piece of Japanese literature. Inside the piece we find allusions to the second poem of Priest Manzei, where it states: ‘on mornings when…

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  • Tōkan Kikō

    Tōkan Kikō The Tōkan Kikō (東関紀行) is a piece of Japanese literature. It dates to around 1242 and in it we find mention of Priest Manzei. The book…

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  • Buddhist Titles

    Buddhist Titles This page serves to list all different job titles associated with the Buddhist faith. We will continue to update as we add to the site. Sami…

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  • Priest Manzei

    See also: Priest Manzei Poems Period: Nara Period Occupation: Governor of Mino, General of Owari, Mikawa and Shinano, Udaiben, Buddhist Monk (sami), bettō, Poet Family: – Birth: –…

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  • Fujiwara no Yorimichi

    Period: Heian Period Occupation: sesshō, kampaku Family: Fujiwara no Michinaga (father) Fujiwara no Morozane (son) Fujiwara no Michifusa (son) Fujiwara no Kanshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Genshi (adopted daughter) Fujiwara…

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