Ōtomo no Yakamochi

Japanese writer (718–785)

Ōtomo no Yakamochi (大伴 家持; Japanese pronunciation: [oː.to.mo no (|) ja.kaꜜ.mo.tɕi], 2 April 718 – 1 May 785) was a Japanese statesman and waka poet in the Nara period. He was one of the Man'yō no Go-taika, the five great poets of his time, and was part of Fujiwara no Kintō's Thirty-six Poetry Immortals (三十六歌仙, sanjūrokkasen). Yakamochi was a member of the prestigious Ōtomo clan.

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