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Izayoi Nikki
Izayoi NikkiIzayoi 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 various people including the authors and finishes with a 151 verse choka poem.1 Footnotes 1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002)[...]
Reizei Tamesuke
Reizei TamesukePeriod: 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 Fujiwara Clan. During his lifetime his mother had a dispute in regards to property. She went to Kamakura to arrange for a[...]
Abutsu-ni
Abutsu-niPeriod: Kamakura Period Occupation: Waka Poet, Author, Lady-in-Waiting, Nun. Family: Fujiwara no Tameie (husband) Reizei Tamesuke (son) Birth: – Death: 1283AD Abutsu-ni Abutsu-ni (阿仏尼) was a waka poet who died in 1283. She is best known as the author of the Izayoi Nikki and during her life served as Lady-in-Waiting[...]
Sagami Province
Sagami ProvinceSee also: List of Provinces Sagami Province Sagami Province (相模国) was an old Province in Japan, situated in what is now Kanagawa Prefecture, established during the Taika Reforms in 645.4 This area is called Sagami in the Kojiki1, but Suruga in the Nihongi2. Legendary Period Yamato Takeru travelled through here[...]