Hyakunin Isshu
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Monument commemorating 700th anniversary of Teika's death
The Hyakunin Isshu (百人一首) is an anthology of waka poems. Another name for the collection is Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, because it was compiled by Fujiwara no Teika (or Sadaie, 1162 – 1241) while he lived in the Ogura district of Kyoto, Japan.
The name translates as "one hundred people, one poem," and describes the collection faithfully.
Centuries after Teika, the game of uta-garuta arose. Due to the popularity of this game, generations of Japanese people have learned the poems of the Hyakunin Isshu.
Resources
- Fujiwara no Sadaie, editor, The Little Treasury of One Hundred People, One Poem Each, translated by Tom Galt, Princeton University Press 1982
External links
Ogura Hyakunin Isshu – 100 Poems by 100 Poets at University of Virginia Library Japanese Text Initiative
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