The are a group of Japanese poets of the Asuka,

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Heian period The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means in Japanese. It is a ...

s selected by

Fujiwara no Kintō , also known as Shijō-dainagon, was a Japanese poet, admired by his contemporaries "... Fujiwara no Kinto (966–1008), the most admired poet of the day." pg 283 of Donald Keene's '' Seeds in the Heart''. and a court bureaucrat of the Heian ...

as exemplars of Japanese poetic ability. The oldest surviving collection of the 36 poets' works is '' Nishi Honganji Sanju-rokunin Kashu'' ("Nishi Honganji 36 poets collection") of 1113. Similar groups of Japanese poets include the

Kamakura period The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the G ...

, composed by court ladies exclusively, and the , or Thirty-Six Heian-era Immortals of Poetry, selected by (1107–1165). This list superseded an older group called the Six Immortals of Poetry. Sets of portraits (essentially imaginary) of the group were popular in

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, and often hung in temples.

Kintō's Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry

Kakinomoto no Hitomaro was a Japanese '' waka'' poet and aristocrat of the late Asuka period. He was the most prominent of the poets included in the ''Man'yōshū'', the oldest ''waka'' anthology, but apart from what can be gleaned from hints in the ''Man'yōshū'', ...

Ki no Tsurayuki was a Japanese author, poet and court noble of the Heian period. He is best known as the principal compiler of the ''Kokin Wakashū'', also writing its Japanese Preface, and as a possible author of the ''Tosa Diary'', although this was publish ...

# Ōshikōchi Mitsune #

Lady Ise , also known as , was a Japanese poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or ...

Ōtomo no Yakamochi was a Japanese people, Japanese statesman and ''waka (poetry), waka'' poet in the Nara period. He was one of the ''Man'yō no Go-taika,'' the five great poets of his time, and was part of Fujiwara no Kintō's . Yakamochi was a member of the pr ...

# Yamabe no Akahito #

Ariwara no Narihira was a Japanese courtier and '' waka'' poet of the early Heian period. He was named one of both the Six Poetic Geniuses and the Thirty-Six Poetic Geniuses, and one of his poems was included in the '' Ogura Hyakunin Isshu'' collection. He ...

Henjō , better known as , was Japanese waka poet and Buddhist priest. In the poetry anthology '' Kokin Wakashū'', he is listed as one of the six notable waka poets and one of the thirty-six immortals of poetry. Biography Munesada was the eighth son ...

Sosei Sosei (, 844 – 910) was a Japanese waka poet and Buddhist priest. He is listed as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, and one of his poems was included in the famous anthology ''Hyakunin Isshu''. His father Henjō was also a waka poet a ...

Ki no Tomonori was an early Heian period, Heian ''Waka (poetry), waka'' poet of the court and a member of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, ''sanjūrokkasen'' or Thirty-Six Poetry Immortals. He was a compiler of the ''Kokin Wakashū'', though he certainly ...

# Sarumaru no Taifu #

Ono no Komachi was a Japanese waka poet, one of the '' Rokkasen''—the six best waka poets of the early Heian period. She was renowned for her unusual beauty, and ''Komachi'' is today a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan. She also counts among the Thirt ...

Fujiwara no Kanesuke , also known as the , was a middle Heian-period '' waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. His great-granddaughter was Murasaki Shikibu, author of the well-known monogatari the ''Tale ...

Fujiwara no Asatada Fujiwara no Asatada (Japanese: 藤原朝忠, also 中納言朝忠, ''Chunagon Asatada'') (910 – January 19, 966) was a middle Heian '' waka'' and Japanese nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his po ...

Fujiwara no Atsutada was a mid-Heian '' waka'' and Japanese nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, and was also known as the and . He was the son of Fujiwara no Tokihira. Poetry Many of Atsutada's poems written in correspondenc ...

Fujiwara no Takamitsu Fujiwara no Takamitsu (藤原高光, c. 939-994) was a mid-Heian period '' waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. His father was Fujiwara no Morosuke, and his mother was , the daughte ...

Minamoto no Kintada Minamoto no Kintada (889–948, Japanese: 源公忠, also 源公忠朝臣 ''Miyamoto no Kintada Ason'') was a middle Heian '' waka'' poet and nobleman. Along with his son, Minamoto no Saneakira, he is designated a member of the Thirty-six Po ...

Mibu no Tadamine was an early Heian The Japanese word Heian (平安, lit. "peace") may refer to: * Heian period, an era of Japanese history * Heian-kyō, the Heian-period capital of Japan that has become the present-day city of Kyoto * Heian series, a group of ...

Saigū no Nyōgo Princess Kishi (929 in poetry, 929–985 in poetry, 985, 徽子女王, also ''Yoshiko Joō'' 承香殿女御 ''Jokyōden Joō'' or 斎宮女御 ''Saigū no Nyōgo'') was a Japanese Waka (poetry), Waka poet of the middle Heian period. She is one o ...

Ōnakatomi no Yorimoto Ōnakatomi no Yorimoto ( c. 886–958, 大中臣頼基) was a middle Heian period '' waka poet'' and Japanese nobleman. He is a designated member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. Ōnakatomi no Yorimoto's poems are included in several offi ...

Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Fujiwara no Toshiyuki (birthdate unknown – 901 or 907, Japanese: 藤原敏行, also 藤原敏行朝臣 ''Fujiwara Toshiyuki no Ason'') was a middle Heian '' waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six P ...

Minamoto no Shigeyuki Minamoto no Shigeyuki (Japanese: 源重之) (died 1000) was an early Heian '' waka'' poet and nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his poems is included in the famous anthology ''Hyakunin Isshu ...

# Minamoto no Muneyuki #

Minamoto no Saneakira Minamoto no Saneakira (Japanese: 源信明) (910–970) was a middle Heian '' waka'' poet and nobleman. Along with his father, Minamoto no Kintada, he was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. Kintada's poems are included in ...

# Fujiwara no Kiyotada #

Minamoto no Shitagō was a mid Heian '' waka'' poet, scholar and nobleman. He was also a male-line descendant of Emperor Saga. He was the original compiler of the '' Wamyō Ruijushō'', the first Japanese dictionary organized into semantic headings. He was designat ...

# Fujiwara no Okikaze #

Kiyohara no Motosuke was a Heian period '' waka poet'' and Japanese nobleman. His daughter was the Heian poet and author Sei Shōnagon, famous today for writing ''The Pillow Book''. He is designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, and one of his poems ...

Sakanoue no Korenori was a Japanese ''waka (poetry), waka'' poet of the early Heian period.''Daijisen'' entry "Sakanoue no Korenori". Shogakukan. His exact dates of birth and death are unknown,McMillan 2010: 137. but he was a fourth-generation descendant of Sakanou ...

# Fujiwara no Motozane #

Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu , also , was a middle Heian period Japanese nobleman and '' waka'' poet. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals,Mostow, Joshua S. (1996) Pictures of the heart : the Hyakunin isshu in word and image p. 287 https://arch ...

# Fujiwara no Nakafumi # Taira no Kanemori # Mibu no Tadami # Kodai no Kimi #

Nakatsukasa Nakatsukasa (中務, 912–991) was a Japanese Waka poet from the middle Heian period. Nakatsukasa was the granddaughter of Emperor Uda and the daughter of poet Lady Ise and Prince Atsuyoshi. She is one of five women numbered as one of the Thirty ...

Thirty-Six Female Immortals of Poetry

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↗︎'' , composed in the Kamakura period, refers to thirty-six female immortals of poetry: #

Ise Ise may refer to: Places *Ise, Mie, a city in Japan **Ise Grand Shrine, a Shinto shrine located in Ise, Mie * Ise Ekiti, a city in Nigeria * Ise, Norway, a village in Norway *Ise Province, an ancient province of Japan *River Ise, a tributary of the ...

Kishi Joō Kishi may refer to: People * Kishi (biblical figure) *, Japanese actress and AV Idol *, Japanese culinary critic *, Japanese gravure idol, actress, and variety tarento *, Japanese trampoline gymnast *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actress ...

# Ukon # Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha # Uma no Naishi #

Akazome Emon was a Japanese '' waka'' poet and early historian who lived in the mid-Heian period. She is a member both of the and the Thirty-Six Immortal Women Poets. Biography Akazome Emon's year of birth is unknown, but she was likely born between Te ...

Izumi Shikibu was a mid-Heian period Japanese people, Japanese poet. She is a member of the . She was the contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, and Akazome Emon at the court of empress Empress Shōshi, Joto Mon'in. She "is considered by many to have been the gr ...

# Kodai no Kimi #

Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese novelist, Japanese poetry#Age of Nyobo or court ladies, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial Court in Kyoto, Imperial court in the Heian period. She was best known as the author of ''The Tale of Genji'', widely considered t ...

Koshikibu no Naishi was a Japanese '' waka'' poet of the early eleventh century.''Britannica Kokusai Dai-hyakkajiten'' article "Koshikibu no Naishi". 2007. Britannica Japan Co.'' Mypaedia'' article "Koshikibu no Naishi". 2007. Hitachi Systems & Services.''Digital Da ...

Ise no Taifu , also known as Ise no Tayū or Ise no Ōsuke, was a Japanese '' waka'' poet active in the later Heian period (early 11th century). She is one of the later Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, and one of her poems is included in the ''Ogura Hyakunin Is ...

Sei Shōnagon , or , was a Japanese author, poet, and court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000, during the middle Heian period. She is the author of . Name Sei Shōnagon's actual given name is not known. It was the custom amon ...

# Daini no Sanmi # Takashina no Kishi # Yūshi Naishinnō-ke no Kii # Sagami #

Shikishi Naishinnō (1149 – March 1, 1201) was a celebrated Japanese classical poet, who lived during the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. She was the third daughter of Emperor Go-Shirakawa. In 1159, Shikishi, who did not marry, went into service as '' saiin ...

# Kunai-kyō # Suō no Naishi # Fujiwara no Toshinari no Musume #

Taikenmon'in no Horikawa was a '' waka'' poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the Heian period. As a poet, her work is also included in the ''Kin'yō Wakashū''. Life In 1142, she ordained as a Buddhist nun after the death of Empress Tamako. Most likely to have bee ...

Gishūmon'in no Tango was a '' waka'' poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the late Heian period and early Kamakura period. Her work appears in a large number of imperial poetry collections, including Shingoshūi Wakashū, Senzai Wakashū, Shokugosen Wakashū, Gyokuy ...

# Kayōmon'in no Echizen # Nijōin no Sanuki #

Kojijū Kojijū (小侍従; 1121–1202 CE) (also Matsuyoi no Kojijū) was a ''Waka (poetry), waka'' poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the late Heian period. Her father was Ki no Mitsukiyo, and her mother was the poet Hanazono Sadaijinke no Kodaishi ...

# Go-Toba-in no Shimotsuke # Ben no Naishi # Gofukakusa-in no shōshō no naishi #

Inpumon'in no Tayū The was a Japanese noblewoman and '' waka'' poet in the Heian period. She was a daughter of Fujiwara no Nobunari, and, at court, served Princess Ryoshi (known as Inpumon-in), a daughter of Emperor Go-Shirakawa. Poetry was integral to this court ...

# Tsuchimikado'in no Kosaishō # Hachijō-in Takakura #

Fujiwara no Chikako Fujiwara no Chikako (藤原親子 dates unknown) was a '' waka'' poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the Kamakura period The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially es ...

# Shikikenmon'in no Mikushige # Sōhekimon'in no Shōshō

New Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry

There are at least two groups of Japanese poets called : * One selected by Fujiwara no Mototoshi (

, now lost) * One including poets mainly of the

; who selected this is unknown. The term usually refers to the second, as this is still extant: #

Emperor Go-Toba was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198. This 12th-century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba, and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later"; ...

Emperor Tsuchimikado was the 83rd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 土御門天皇 (83)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' pp. 86–87. Tsuchimikado's reig ...

Emperor Juntoku (22 October 1197 – 7 October 1242) was the 84th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1210 through 1221, a part of Japan's Kamakura Period. Genealogy Before his ascension to the C ...

Emperor Go-Saga was the 88th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years Kamakura period, 1242 through 1246. This 13th-century monarch, sovereign was named after the 9th-century Emperor Saga and ''go-'' (後 ...

# Prince Masanari of Rokujō-no-Miya #

Prince Munetaka was the sixth ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan who reigned from 1252 to 1266.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Munetaka shinnō" in . He was the first son of the Emperor Go-Saga and replaced the deposed Fujiwara no Yoritsugu as ...

of Kamakura-no-Miya # Prince Dōjonyūdō # Princess Shikishi #

Kujō Yoshitsune , also known as Fujiwara no Yoshitsune, son of regent Kujō Kanezane and a daughter of Fujiwara no Sueyuki, was a ''kugyō'' or Japanese court noble from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period. He held a regent position Sesshō and Kam ...

Kujō Michiie Kujō Michiie (九条道家) (28 July 1193 — 1 April 1252) was a Japanese regent in the 13th century. He was the father of Kujō Yoritsune and grandson of Kujō Kanezane (also known as Fujiwara no Kanezane). He was the father of Norizane an ...

# Saionji Kintsune #

Koga Michiteru Koga Michiteru (久我通光, ''Koga Michiteru'', 1187 - 1248) was a '' waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the early Kamakura period The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogun ...

Saionji Saneuji Saionji Saneuji (西園寺実氏 1194 – 7 July 1269) was a '' waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the early Kamakura period. He is designated as a member of the . Family Parents *Father: Saionji Kintsune (西園寺公経, 1171 – 24 ...

Minamoto no Sanetomo was the third ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate. He was the second son of the Kamakura shogunate founder, Minamoto no Yoritomo. His mother was Hōjō Masako and his older brother was the second Kamakura shogun Minamoto no Yoriie. His child ...

# Kujō Motoie # Fujiwara no Ieyoshi #

Jien was a Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk. Biography Jien was the son of Fujiwara no Tadamichi, a member of the Fujiwara clan of powerful aristocrats. His brother was the future regent Fujiwara no Kanezane. Jien became a Tendai mon ...

Gyōi was a Japanese poet and Buddhist monk of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. He was the son of Fujiwara no Motofusa, and was known as the . He was one of the New Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, and many of his poems appear in imperial ...

# Minamoto no Michitomo (Horikawa Michitomo) #

Fujiwara no Sadaie was a Japanese anthologist, calligrapher, literary critic,"The high quality of poetic theory (''karon'') in this age depends chiefly upon the poetic writings of Fujiwara Shunzei and his son Teika. The other theorists of ''tanka'' writing, sti ...

# Hachijō-in Takakura # Shunzei's Daughter # Go-Toba-in Kunaikyō # Sōhekimon'in no Shōshō #

Fujiwara no Tameie was a Japanese poet and compiler of Imperial anthologies of poems. Tameie was the second son of poet Fujiwara no Teika, Teika and married Abutsu-ni. He was the central figure in a circle of Japanese poets after the Jōkyū War in 1221. His three ...

# Asukai Masatsune # Fujiwara no Ietaka # Fujiwara no Tomoie # Fujiwara no Ariie # Hamuro Mitsutoshi # Fujiwara no Nobuzane # Minamoto no Tomochika # Fujiwara no Takasuke # Minamoto no Ienaga #

Kamo no Chōmei was a Japanese author, poet (in the waka form), and essayist. He witnessed a series of natural and social disasters, and, having lost his political backing, was passed over for promotion within the Shinto shrine associated with his family. He ...

# Fujiwara no Hideyoshi

Late Classical Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry

# Sagami # Egyō #

# Fujiwara no Michinobu # Nōin # Taira no Sadafumi #

Kiyohara no Fukayabu The was a powerful clan of the far north of Japan during the Heian period, descended from Prince Toneri, son of Emperor Tenmu (631–686). Kiyohara no Fusanori (9th century) had two sons: the elder was the ancestor of the samurai branch fami ...

# Uma no Naishi # Fujiwara no Yoshitaka #

Ōe no Chisato was a Japanese ''waka (poetry), waka'' poet and Confucianism, Confucian scholar''MyPedia'' article "Ōe no Chisato". 2007. Hitachi Systems & Services. of the late ninth and early tenth centuries. His exact birth and death dates are unknown''Brita ...

# Fujiwara no Sadayori # Jōtōmon'in no Chūjō #

# Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha # Fujiwara no Nagatō # Ariwara no Muneyana # Fujiwara no Michimasa # Prince Kanemi #

# Sone no Yoshitada # Fun'ya no Yasuhide # Fujiwara no Tadafusa # Sugawara no Sukeaki # Ōe no Masahira # Anpō # Ōe no Yoshitoki # Minamoto no Michinari # Dōmyō # Zōki # Ariwara no Motokata # Fujiwara no Sanekata #

Ōnakatomi no Sukechika ) was a Japanese '' waka'' poet, Shinto priest and noble from the middle Heian period. He was the son of Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu. His poems are included in the Japanese imperial poetry anthology ''Shūi Wakashū The , often abbreviated as ''S ...

# Fujiwara no Takatō

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