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Kokin Wakashu: " (Circa 905) by Various: Emperor Uda and His Scion and Successor, Emperor Daigo
Kokin Wakashu: " (Circa 905) by Various: Emperor Uda and His Scion and Successor, Emperor Daigo
“Kokin Wakashu (circa 905) by Various: Emperor Uda and his scion and successor, Emperor Daigo,
ordered this collection of royal waka to celebrate Japan’s rich creative heritage. Spanning 21 collections
and roughly 1,111 poems, it was compiled by court poets Mibu no Tadamine, Ki no Tsurayuki, Ki no
Tomonori and Oshikochi Mitsune and included works by Ono no Komachi, Ariwara no Narihira and
Fujiwara no Okikaze Henjo as well as the editors themselves.”- story