Men Archives • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki_cats/men/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:15:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://i0.wp.com/historyofjapan.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-TairaClan-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Men Archives • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki_cats/men/ 32 32 146592828 Fujiwara no Tameie https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/fujiwara-no-tameie/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:15:55 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=44652 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 he took as his second wife Abutsu-ni.1 Footnotes 1. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.

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Fujiwara no Tameie

Fujiwara no Tameie (藤原 為家) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan.

Around c.1250 he took as his second wife Abutsu-ni.1

Footnotes

1. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.

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]]> 44652 Reizei Tamesuke https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/reizei-tamesuke/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:30:47 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=44646 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 Fujiwara Clan. During his lifetime his mother had a dispute in regards to property. She went to Kamakura to arrange for a transfer of possesion to her […]

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Reizei Tamesuke

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 transfer of possesion to her son Reizei Tamesuke, though she died before a judgement was given.1

Footnotes

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

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]]> 44646 Fujiwara no Michitoshi https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/fujiwara-no-michitoshi/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 06:06:24 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=44336 Period: Heian Period Occupation: – Family: – Birth: 1047AD Death: 1099AD Fujiwara no Michitoshi Fujiwara no Michitoshi (藤原 経平) lived from 1047 to 1099 and is know to have compiled the Goshūishū in 1086 of which he also wrote the preface.1 Footnotes 1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. […]

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    • Period: Heian Period
    • Occupation: –
    • Family: –
    • Birth: 1047AD
    • Death: 1099AD

Fujiwara no Michitoshi

Fujiwara no Michitoshi (藤原 経平) lived from 1047 to 1099 and is know to have compiled the Goshūishū in 1086 of which he also wrote the preface.1

Footnotes

1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.

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]]> 44336 Minamoto no Michitomo https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/minamoto-no-michitomo/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 05:11:47 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=44329 Period: Kamakura Period Occupation: Poets Family: Birth: 1171AD Death: 1237AD Minamoto no Michitomo Minamoto no Michitomo (源 通具) lived from 1171 to 1237 and during his life became part of the Bureau of Poetry working with five others on the compilation of the Shin-Kokinshū.1 Footnotes 1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of […]

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    • Minamoto no Michitomo

    Minamoto no Michitomo (源 通具) lived from 1171 to 1237 and during his life became part of the Bureau of Poetry working with five others on the compilation of the Shin-Kokinshū.1

    Footnotes

    1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.

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    ]]>     44329     Mibu no Tadamine https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/mibu-no-tadamine/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 05:33:31 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=44291 Period: Heian Period Occupation: Waka Poet Family: Mibu no Tadami (son) Birth: fl.893-920 Death: – Mibu no Tadamine Mibu no Tadamine (壬生忠岑) was a Heian poet who flourished between 893 and 920AD. He was the father of Mibu no Tadami and acted as one of the four compilers of the Kokinshū. We can find 82 […]

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    Mibu no Tadamine by Kikuchi Yōsai

    Mibu no Tadamine

    Mibu no Tadamine (壬生忠岑) was a Heian poet who flourished between 893 and 920AD. He was the father of Mibu no Tadami and acted as one of the four compilers of the Kokinshū.

    We can find 82 of his poems in the Imperial Anthologies, 35 of them coming from the Kokinshū. He also had a personal collection of poems.

    Even after his death his poetry was held in high regard, with Kintō placing one of his poems in the highest level of his waka kuhon (Nine Levels of waka) alongside Kakinomoto no Hitomaro.

    One of his poems (No.30) can be found in the ogura hyakunin isshu and goes as follows:1
    Japanese text2
    		Romanized Japanese1
    		English translation1
    有明の
    つれなくみえし
    別れより
    暁ばかり
    うきものはなし    		Ariake no
    tsurenaku mieshi
    wakare yori
    akatsuki bakari
    uki mono wa nashi    		How cold the face
    of the morning moon!
    Since we parted
    nothing is so miserable
    as the approaching dawn.

    Gallery

    Mibu no Tadamine
    Art by Kanō Yasunobu.

    Footnotes

    1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.
    2. Suzuki, H. et al. (1997) ”Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu”. Tokyo: Bun’eidō.

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    ]]>     44291     Ōshikōchi no Mitsune https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/oshikochi-no-mitsune/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:42:57 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=44271 Period: Heian Period Occupation: Waka Poet Family: Birth: – Death: c.925 Ōshikōchi no Mitsune Ōshikōchi no Mitsune (凡河内 躬恒) was a Heian poet who had a modest career in imperial bureaucracy, dying around 925. He was a renowned poet whose service were often requested by his friends as well as the Emperor, included as one of […]

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    Ōshikōchi no Mitsune by Kikuchi Yōsai

    Ōshikōchi no Mitsune

    Ōshikōchi no Mitsune (凡河内 躬恒) was a Heian poet who had a modest career in imperial bureaucracy, dying around 925.

    He was a renowned poet whose service were often requested by his friends as well as the Emperor, included as one of the Thirty Six Poetic Geniuses

    He acted as one of the compilers of the Kokinshū and can find a total of 196 of his poems in the Imperial Anthologies after the Kokinshū.1 60 poems can be found in the Kokinshū itself and he is also known to have had a personal collection called the mitsune-shū which depending on the edition contains between 140 and 384 (4824) poems.3

    These poems can also be found on screens (byōbu-uta) and as part of poetry competitions (uta-awase).

    One of his poems (No.29) can be found in the ogura hyakunin isshu and goes as follows:1
    Japanese text2
    		Romanized Japanese1
    		English translation1
    心あてに
    折らばや折らむ
    初霜の
    おきまどはせる
    白菊の花    		Kokoroate ni
    oraba ya oran
    hatsishimo no
    okimadowaseru
    shiragiku no hana    		To pluck a stem
    I shall have to guess,
    for I cannot tell apart
    white chrysanthemums
    from the first frost.

    Gallery

    Ōshikōchi no Mitsune
    Art by Kanō Tan’yū.

    Footnotes

    1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.
    2. Suzuki, H. et al. (1997) ”Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu”. Tokyo: Bun’eidō.
    3. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
    4. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.

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    ]]>     44271     Priest Sosei https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/priest-sosei/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 03:53:28 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=44257 Period: Heian Period Occupation: Waka Poet, Priest, Caligrapher Family: Henjo (father) Birth: fl. 9th/early 10th century. Death: – Priest Sosei Priest Sosei (素性 or 素性法師) was a waka poet, calligrapher and Priest who flourished around the end of the 9th and early 10th century. Prior to taking the name Sosei he was known as Yoshimine no […]

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    Priest Sosei by Kanō Tan’yū.
      • Period: Heian Period
      • Occupation: Waka Poet, Priest, Caligrapher
      • Family: Henjo (father)
      • Birth: fl. 9th/early 10th century.
      • Death: –

    Priest Sosei

    Priest Sosei (素性 or 素性法師) was a waka poet, calligrapher and Priest who flourished around the end of the 9th and early 10th century.

    Prior to taking the name Sosei he was known as Yoshimine no Harutoshi and was the son of Henjo. It is said his father was the one to urge him to enter into religion.

    He was well renowned for his poems and calligraphy skill and was a favourite of Emperor Uda.

    He was included in Fujiwara no Kintō’s Thirty Six Poetic Geniuses, had 36 of his poems in the kokinshū as well as a personal collection of poems known as the sosei hōshi-shū.

    One of his poems (No.21) was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, and goes as follows:1
    Japanese text2
    		Romanized Japanese1
    		English translation1
    今来むと
    いひしばかりに
    長月の
    ありあけの月を
    待ちいでつるかな    		ima kon to
    iishi bakari ni
    nagatsuki no
    ariake no tsuki o
    machiidetsurukana    		As you said, "I'm coming right away.'
    I waited for you
    through the long autumn night,
    but only the moon greeted me
    at the cold light of dawn.

    Footnotes

    1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.
    2. Suzuki, H. et al. (1997) ”Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu”. Tokyo: Bun’eidō.

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    ]]>     44257     Ōe no Chisato https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/oe-no-chisato/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 01:31:00 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=44245 Period: Heian Period Occupation: Waka Poet Family: Ōe no Otondo Birth: fl. c.889-c.923 Death: – Ōe no Chisato Ōe no Chisato (大江千里) was a waka poet and courtier who flourished between c.889-c.923. Coming from a prominent family1 he was the son of Ōe no Otondo3 and nephew to Ariwara no Narihira and Ariwara no Yukihira. In his […]

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    Ōe no Chisato in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.

    Ōe no Chisato

    Ōe no Chisato (大江千里) was a waka poet and courtier who flourished between c.889-c.923.

    Coming from a prominent family1 he was the son of Ōe no Otondo3 and nephew to Ariwara no Narihira and Ariwara no Yukihira.

    In his life he authored the kudai waka, also known as the chisato-shū which was a selection of waka based on lines from various Chinese poems.

    Additionally, he had 25 poems in the Imperial Anthologies.

    One of his poems (No.23) can be found in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu and goes as follows:1
    Japanese text2
    		Romanized Japanese1
    		English translation1
    月見れば
    千々に物こそ
    悲しけれ
    わが身ひとつの
    秋にはあらねど    		tsuki mireba
    chiji ni mono koso
    kanashikere
    waga mi hitotsu no
    aki ni wa aranedo    		Thoughts of a thousand things
    fill me with melancholy
    as I gaze upon the moon,
    but autumn's dejection
    comes not to me alone.

    Footnotes

    1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.
    2. Suzuki, H. et al. (1997) ”Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu”. Tokyo: Bun’eidō.
    3. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.

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    ]]>     44245     Toyoki no Mikoto https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/toyoki-no-mikoto/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:47:13 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=44131 Period: Legendary Period Occupation: – Family: Hikosajima (grandson) Birth: – Death: – Toyoki no Mikoto Toyoki no Mikoto is mentioned in the nihongi as the grandfather of Hikosajima, though the lineage is not made clear.1 Footnotes 1. Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD697”. Tuttle Publishing.

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    Crest of the Imperial Chrysanthemum Throne.
    • Period: Legendary Period
    • Occupation: –
    • Family: Hikosajima (grandson)
    • Birth: –
    • Death: –

    Toyoki no Mikoto

    Toyoki no Mikoto is mentioned in the nihongi as the grandfather of Hikosajima, though the lineage is not made clear.1

    Footnotes

    1. Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD697”. Tuttle Publishing.

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    ]]>     44131     Mimorowake https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/mimorowake/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:00:04 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=44117 Period: Legendary Period Occupation: Prince Family: ? Birth: – Death: – Mimorowake Mimorowake is said to have been a Prince, during the reign of Emperor Keikō. He is sent to take over the post, governing the 15 Provinces of the Tōsandō, that  Hikosajima was unable to fill. He is said to have ruled well and […]

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    Crest of the Imperial Chrysanthemum Throne.
    • Period: Legendary Period
    • Occupation: Prince
    • Family: ?
    • Birth: –
    • Death: –

    Mimorowake

    Mimorowake is said to have been a Prince, during the reign of Emperor Keikō.

    He is sent to take over the post, governing the 15 Provinces of the Tōsandō, that  Hikosajima was unable to fill.

    He is said to have ruled well and when he was attacked by the Emishi he fought back with the leaders Ashifurihe, Ohohafurihe and Tohotsu Kurahohe bowing to him in defeat.

    They handed their territory to him and so he pardoned them. Those who did not submit he had killed.1

    Footnotes

    1. Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD697”. Tuttle Publishing.

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