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Ariwara no Narihira

825 - 880

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Ariwara no Narihira (在原 業平; Japanese pronunciation: [a.ɾi.wa.ɾa no (|) na.ɾiꜜ.çi.ɾa], 825 – 9 July 880) 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 is also known as Zai Go-Chūjō, Zai Go, Zai Chūjō or Mukashi-Otoko. There are 87 poems attributed to Narihira in court anthologies, though some attributions are dubious. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ariwara no Narihira is the 2,550th most popular writer (down from 2,466th in 2019), the 806th most popular biography from Japan (down from 733rd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among writers, Ariwara no Narihira ranks 2,550 out of 7,302. Before him are Kamalaśīla, Giovanni Pascoli, Chariton, Ki no Tsurayuki, Corrie ten Boom, and Alois Jirásek. After him are Neil Simon, Dmytro Dontsov, Nikolay Kostomarov, Ceija Stojka, Dnyaneshwar, and Marie Corelli.

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Among people born in 825, Ariwara no Narihira ranks 5. Before him are Louis II of Italy, Al-Muhtadi, Ono no Komachi, and Fortún Garcés of Pamplona. After him is Galindo Aznárez I. Among people deceased in 880, Ariwara no Narihira ranks 5. Before him are Fatima al-Fihri, Carloman of Bavaria, Bruno, Duke of Saxony, and Al-Mahani.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ariwara no Narihira ranks 806 out of 6,245. Before him are Mitsuo Kato (1953), Prince Munetaka (1242), Heisuke Hironaka (1931), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539), and Shintaro Katsu (1931). After him are Yuji Kishioku (1954), Sanae Mishima (1957), Nobuo Fujishima (1950), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Takashi Miike (1960), and Ōmura Sumitada (1533).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Ariwara no Narihira ranks 53. Before him are Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662), Atsushi Nakajima (1909), Yasushi Inoue (1907), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Ikki Kita (1883), and Ki no Tsurayuki (866). After him are Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Ryōkan (1758), Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), Kamo no Chōmei (1155), Ennin (793), and Shūji Terayama (1935).

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