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Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

662 - 710

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Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (柿本 人麻呂 or 柿本 人麿; c. 653–655 – c. 707–710) was a Japanese waka poet and aristocrat of the late Asuka period. He was the most prominent of the poets included in the Man'yōshū, the oldest waka anthology, but apart from what can be gleaned from hints in the Man'yōshū, the details of his life are largely uncertain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro has received more than 80,234 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Kakinomoto no Hitomaro is the 2,370th most popular writer (down from 2,268th in 2019), the 702nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 675th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Japanese Writer.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.82

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  • 4.56

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 2,370 out of 5,755Before him are Bhavabhuti, Alan Sillitoe, Silva Kaputikyan, Vladimír Clementis, Theodorus Gaza, and Amrita Pritam. After him are Consort Ban, Friedrich von Lütke, Gottschalk of Orbais, Dezső Kosztolányi, Anne Golon, and Fyodor Sologub.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 662, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 4Before him are Emperor Ruizong of Tang, Odile of Alsace, and Raginpert.  Among people deceased in 710, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 6Before him are Saint Giles, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Wittiza, Rupert of Salzburg, and Shangguan Wan'er. After him is Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 702 out of 6,048Before him are Iwakura Tomomi (1825), Kujō Yoritsune (1218), Motoo Kimura (1924), Koji Funamoto (1942), Yoshio Fujiwara (null), and Yumi Umeoka (1950). After him are Arawa Kimura (1931), Tanzan Ishibashi (1884), Kanō Eitoku (1543), Torii Kiyonaga (1752), Hakuin Ekaku (1686), and Shinya Yamanaka (1962).

Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 50Before him are Saigyō (1118), George Ohsawa (1893), Katsu Kaishū (1823), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), Ueda Akinari (1734), and Izumi Shikibu (976). After him are Kyōka Izumi (1873), Keigo Higashino (1958), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Amélie Nothomb (1967), Ryōkan (1758), and Ariwara no Narihira (825).