Minamoto no Michitomo (源通具, ''Minamoto no Michitomo'', 1171 - 1227) was a ''

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 ...

'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the early

Kamakura period The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle bet ...

. He is designated as a member of the . He is also known as Horikawa Michitomo and Horikawa

Dainagon was a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century. This advisory position remained a part of the Imperial court from the 8th century until the Meiji period in the 19th century.Nussbaum, "Dainag ...

(堀川大納言).

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in Japanese Japanese poets 1171 births 1227 deaths Minamoto clan People of Kamakura-period Japan {{japan-writer-stub