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Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

662 - 710

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Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (柿本 人麻呂／人麿; Japanese pronunciation: [ka.kʲi.noꜜ.mo.to no (|) çi̥.to.ma.ɾo], c. 653–655 – c. 707–710) 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, the details of his life are largely uncertain. He was born to the Kakinomoto clan, based in Yamato Province, probably in the 650s, and likely died in Iwami Province around 709. He served as court poet to Empress Jitō, creating many works praising the imperial family, and is best remembered for his elegies for various imperial princes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kakinomoto no Hitomaro is the 2,413th most popular writer (up from 2,542nd in 2019), the 769th most popular biography from Japan (down from 754th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among writers, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 2,413 out of 7,302. Before him are Valery Larbaud, Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Karl Gutzkow, Gu Yanwu, Abdulah Sidran, and Gabriel Matzneff. After him are Al-Sharif al-Radi, Alexander Fadeyev, Renaud Camus, James Boswell, Esaias Tegnér, and Marius Aventicensis.

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Among people born in 662, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 4. Before him are Emperor Ruizong of Tang, Odile of Alsace, and Raginpert.  Among people deceased in 710, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 6. Before him are Saint Giles, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Wittiza, Rupert of Salzburg, and Shangguan Wan'er. After him are Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi, and Adrian of Canterbury.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 769 out of 6,245. Before him are Nobuko Kondo (1956), Gosho Aoyama (1963), Kyōka Izumi (1873), Masateru Akita (1982), Motoori Norinaga (1730), and Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1465). After him are Daidō Moriyama (1938), Soga no Umako (551), Prince Kan'in Kotohito (1865), Satoru Nakajima (1953), Itagaki Taisuke (1837), and Kazuyoshi Nakamura (1955).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 47. Before him are Yoshida Kenkō (1283), Izumi Shikibu (976), Seichō Matsumoto (1909), Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Keigo Higashino (1958), and Kyōka Izumi (1873). After him are Atsushi Nakajima (1909), Yasushi Inoue (1907), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Ikki Kita (1883), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), and Ariwara no Narihira (825).

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