This is a list of poets whose works were included in the ''

Kokin Wakashū The , commonly abbreviated as , is an early anthology of the ''waka'' form of Japanese poetry, dating from the Heian period. An imperial anthology, it was conceived by Emperor Uda () and published by order of his son Emperor Daigo () in about ...

'', a tenth-century Japanese ''

waka Waka may refer to: Culture and language * Waka (canoe), a Polynesian word for canoe; especially, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand ** Waka ama, a Polynesian outrigger canoe ** Waka hourua, a Polynesian ocean-going canoe ** Waka taua, a Māori w ...

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Ariwara no Motokata was a Japanese ''waka (poetry), waka'' poet of the early Heian period. He was included in the Late Classical Thirty-Six Poetic Geniuses, and thirty-three of his poems were included in chokusenshū, poetry collections commissioned by the cour ...

( ja, 在原元方)''Kokinshū''
/ref> * Ariwara no Muneyana ( ja, 在原棟梁) *

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 is a ...

( ja, 在原朝臣業平 ''Ariwara no Asomi Narihira'') * Ariwara no Shigeharu ( ja, 在原滋春) *

Ariwara no Yukihira was a Japanese Heian period courtier and bureaucrat, who held a number of positions over the course of his life. At one time or another, he was governor of the provinces of Harima, Bizen, Shinano, and Bitchū. He also served as , , and inspec ...

( ja, 在原朝臣行平 ''Ariwara no Asomi Yukihira'')

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* Fujiwara no Kotonao ( ja, 藤原言直) *

Fujiwara no Okikaze was an early 10th Century middle Heian ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. Great-grandchild of Fujiwara no Hamanari. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. 38 of his poems are included in the anthologies compiled by th ...

( ja, 藤原興風) *

Fun'ya no Yasuhide was an early Heian period poet, included in the Rokkasen and in the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. He attained upper sixth rank. In the ''Kokin Wakashū, Kokinshūs Kanajo (Japanese preface), Yasuhide is described as "Yasuhide used words skillful ...

( ja, 文屋康秀) * Fujiwara no Yoruka ( ja, 藤原朝臣因香 ''Fujiwara no Asomi Yoruka'') * Fujiwara no Yoshikaze ( ja, 藤原好風)

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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 o ...

( ja, 僧正遍昭 ''Sōjō Henjō''; birth name ''Yoshimine no Munesada'' ja, 良岑宗貞)

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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 R ...

( ja, 伊勢)

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* Ki no Aritomo ( ja, 紀有友) *

Ki no Tomonori Ki no Tomonori (紀友則) (c. 850 – c. 904) was an early Heian ''waka'' poet of the court, a member of the ''sanjūrokkasen'' or Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. He was a compiler of the ''Kokin Wakashū'', though he certainly did not see it to ...

( ja, 紀朝臣友則 ''Ki no Asomi Tomonori'') *

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 publishe ...

( ja, 紀朝臣貫之 ''Ki no Asomi Tsurayuki'') *

Kisen was an early Heian period Buddhist monk and ''waka'' poet. Little is known about his life other than that he lived in . When Ki no Tsurayuki wrote the of the '' Kokinshū'', he selected Kisen as one of the whose work was to be considered as s ...

( ja, 喜撰法師 ''Kisen-hōshi'') *

Emperor Kōkō was the 58th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 光孝天皇 (58)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Kōkō reigned from 884 to 887. Traditional narrative Before the emperor's ascension to the Chr ...

( ja, 光孝院 ''Kōkō-in'') * Prince Koretaka ( ja, 惟喬親王 ''Koretaka-no-miko'')

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Mibu no Tadamine Mibu no Tadamine (壬生忠岑) was an early Heian ''waka'' poet of the court (active 898–920), and a member of the ''sanjūrokkasen'' or Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. His son Mibu no Tadami was also a distinguished poet. He emerged as an imp ...

( ja, 壬生忠岑) *

Minamoto no Muneyuki Minamoto no Muneyuki (Japanese: 源宗于 also 源宗于朝臣 Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason) (?-939) was an early Heian ''waka'' poet and nobleman. He was a grandson of Emperor Kōkō. In 894 he was reduced to being a commoner, holding a few provi ...

( ja, 源朝臣宗于 ''Minamoto no Asomi Muneyuki'')

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* Emperor Nara ( ja, 奈良帝 ''Nara-no-mikado'') * Empress Nijō ( ja, 二条后 ''Nijō-no-kisaki''; also known as Fujiwara no Takaiko ja, 藤原高子)

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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 Th ...

( ja, 小野小町) *

Ōshikōchi no Mitsune Ōshikōchi no Mitsune (凡河内躬恒) was an early Heian administrator and ''waka'' poet of the Japanese court (859–925), and a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. He was sent as the governor of Kai, Izumi and Awaji provinces, and ...

( ja, 凡河内宿禰躬恒 ''Ōshikōchi no Sukune Mitsune'') *

Ōtomo no Kuronushi was a Japanese poet, one of the ''Rokkasen'', the "Six Poetic Geniuses" described in the ''Kokin Wakashū The , commonly abbreviated as , is an early anthology of the ''waka'' form of Japanese poetry, dating from the Heian period. An imperi ...

( ja, 大友村主黒主 ''Ōtomo no Muranushi Kuronushi'')

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* Sōku ( ja, 承均法師 ''Sōku-hōshi'', also read ''Zōku-hōshi'') *

Sosei Sosei ( ja, 素性 or 素性法師, 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 Henj� ...

( ja, 素性法師 ''Sosei-hōshi'') * Sugano no Takayo ( ja, 菅野高世)

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* Tachibana no Kiyoki ( ja, 橘清樹) *

Tachibana no Kiyotomo The term has at least two different meanings, and has been used in several contexts. People * – a clan of ''kuge'' (court nobles) prominent in the Nara and Heian periods (710–1185) * – a clan of ''daimyō'' (feudal lords) prominent in the Mu ...

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