List of poets in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu

The list of poets in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu includes 100 poets from ancient to early medieval Japanese literature, spanning approximately five to six hundred years. Most of them lived in the Heian period (794–1185 / 1192), the heyday of Japanese court poetry.

These 100 poets were almost exclusively aristocrats at the court of Tennō (around a third of them from the Fujiwara family ). A few exceptions to this include a. noble officials, former noble members of the Buddhist clergy and some ladies and servants in court.

For many, however, the exact dates of life or social status are still not known. Any references to the wider social context are given in the comment field.

On the other hand, some female poets in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu are only listed on the basis of their social context (e.g. "mother of"), their proper names have sometimes been forgotten.

The listing follows in the order of those from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu . The illustrations of the authors come from a Meiji-temporal set of maps of Uta-Garuta game .

No.	Name "Official" designation	kanji	Translation (italic) Note	Life dates	Epoch of activity	illustration
001	Tenji Tenji-tennō	天 智 天 智 天皇	"Emperor" Tenji 38th Tennō	626-672	Asuka time
002	Jitō Jitō-tennō	持 統 持 統 天皇	"Empress" Jitō 41. Tennō	645-703	Asuka time
003	Kakinomoto no Hitomaro	柿 本人 麻 呂		approx. 660-720	Asuka time / Nara time
004th	Yamabe no Akahito	山 部 赤 人		around 700	Asuka time / Nara time
005	Sarumaru Sarumaru dayū (also: taifu)	猿 丸 猿 丸 大夫	“ Steward ” Sarumaru dayū = fifth court rank according to the Ritsuryō system	?	early Heian period (?)
006th	Ōtomo no Yakamochi chūnagon Yakamochi	大 伴 家 持 中 納 言 家 持	“Court advisor” Yakamochi General and high-ranking politician	718-785	Nara time
007th	Abe no Nakamaro	阿 倍 仲 麻 呂	Scholar and politician as well as ambassador to China	approx. 698-770	Asuka time / Nara time
008th	Kisen Kisen hōshi	喜 撰 喜 撰 法師	Monk Kisen hōshi = Buddhist monk, priest	?	early Heian period (?)
009	Ono no Komachi	小野 小 町		approx. 809-901	Heian period
010	Semimaru	蝉 丸	Blind Biwa player	?	early Heian period (?)
011	Ono no Takamura sangi Takamura	小野 篁 参議 篁	"Council of State" Takamura	802-853	Heian period
012	Henjō sōjō Henjō	僧 正 僧 正 遍 昭	Priest Henjō sōjō = high Buddhist priest, "bishop"	816-890	Heian period
013	Yōzei Yōzei-in	陽 成 陽 成 院	abdicated "Emperor" Yōzei 57. Tennō	869-949	Heian period
014th	Minamoto no Tōru Kawara no sadaijin	源 融 河 原 左 大臣	"Chancellor on the left" Kawara son of the saga tennō, high-ranking official	822-895	Heian period
015th	Kōkō Kōkō-tennō	光 孝 光 孝 天皇	"Emperor" Kōkō 58. Tennō	830-887	Heian period
016	Ariwara no Yukihira chūnagon Yukihira	在 原 行 平 中 納 言行 平	“Court advisor” Yukihira Senior official and brother of Narihara	818-893	Heian period
017th	Ariwara no Narihira Ariwara no Narihira ason	在 原 業 平 在 原 業 平 朝臣	Courtier (*) Ariwara no Narihira brother of Yukihira * “Courtier” means high-ranking person at the court of the tennō	825-880	Heian period
018th	Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Fujiwara no Toshiyuki ason	藤原 敏 行 藤原 敏 行 朝臣	Courtier Fujiwara no Toshiyuki calligrapher	? -907	Heian period
019th	Ise	伊 勢	Concubine of the Uda tennō	872-938	Heian period
020th	Motoyoshi Motoyoshi-shinnō	元 良 元 良 親王	“Imperial” Prince Motoyoshi son of Yōzei tennō	890-943	Heian period
021st	Sosei Sosei hōshi	素性 素性 法師	Monk Sosei High-ranking Buddhist monk on Hieizan	? - approx. 910	Heian period
022nd	Fun'ya no Yasuhide	文 屋 康 秀	Father of Fun'ya no Asayasu	?	Heian period
023	Ōe no chisato	大江 千里	Confucian philosopher	?	Heian period
024	Sugawara no Michizane , also called Kanke	菅原 道 真 , 菅 家	Senior civil servant and scholar	845-903	Heian period
025th	Fujiwara no Sadakata Sanjō no udaijin	藤原 定 方 三条 右 大臣	"Minister to the right" Sanjō father of Fujiwara no Asatada	873-932	Heian period
026th	Fujiwara no Tadahira Teishin-kō	藤原 忠 平 貞 信 公	"Prince" Teishin son of Fujiwara no Mototsune and father of Fujiwara no Kaneie and Regent under the Suzaku tennō	880-949	Heian period
027	Fujiwara no Kanesuke chūnagon Kanesuke	藤原 兼 輔 中 納 言 兼 輔	"Court advisor" Kanesuke	877-933	Heian period
028	Minamoto no Muneyuki Minamoto no Muneyuki ason	源 宗 于 源 宗 于 朝臣	Courtier Minamoto no Muneyuki grandson of Kōkō tennō	? -940	Heian period
029	Ōshikochi no Mitsune	凡 河内 躬 恒	Senior official and compiler of the Kokin-wakashū	approx. 859–925 (?)	Heian period
030th	Mibu no Tadamine	壬 生 忠 岑	Father of Mibu no Tadami and compiler of Kokin-wakashū	860-920	Heian period
031	Sakanoue no Korenori	坂 上 是 則		? - 930	Heian period
032	Harumichi no Tsuraki	春 道 列 樹		? -920	Heian period
033	Ki no tomonori	紀 友 則	Kokin-wakashū compiler	approx.? - 907	Heian period
034	Fujiwara no Okikaze	藤原 興 風		?	Heian period
035	Ki no Tsurayuki	紀 貫 之	Calligrapher and compiler of the Kokin-wakashū	866 / 872-945	Heian period
036	Kiyohara no Fukayabu	清 原 深 養父	Grandfather of Kiyohara no Motosuke and great-grandfather of Sei Shōnagon	?	Middle Heian period
037	Fun'ya no Asayasu	文 屋 朝 康	Son of Fun'ya no Yasuhide	?	Middle Heian period
038	Ukon	右 近	Lady-in-waiting of the Daigo tennō	?	Middle Heian period
039	Minamoto no Hitoshi sangi Hitoshi	源 等 参議 等	"State Councilor" Hitoshi	880-951	Heian period
040	Taira no Kanemori	平 兼 盛		? -991	Heian period
041	Mibu no Tadami	壬 生 忠 見	Son of Mibu no Tadamine	?	Middle Heian period
042	Kiyohara no Motosuke	清 原 元 輔	Grandson of Kiyohara no Fukayabu and father of Sei Shōnagon	908-990	Heian period
043	Fujiwara no Atsutada gonchūnagon Atsutada	藤原 敦 忠 権 中 納 言 敦 忠	"Grand Minister" Atsutada	906-943	Heian period
044	Fujiwara no Asatada chūnagon Asatada	藤原 朝 忠 中 納 言 朝 忠	“Court advisor” Asatada son of Fujiwara no Sadakata	910-967	Heian period
045	Fujiwara no Koretada (also: Koremasa) Kentoku-kō	藤原 伊尹 謙 徳 公	"Prince" Kentoku first son of Fujiwara no Morosuke and father of Fujiwara no Yoshitaka , and ruler from 670 to 672 under the En'yū tennō	924-972	Heian period
046	Sone no Yoshitada	曽 禰 好 忠		?	Middle Heian period
047	Egyō Egyō hōshi	恵 慶 恵 慶 法師	Monk Egyō	?	Middle Heian period
048	Minamoto no Shigeyuki	源 重 之		? - approx. 1000 (?)	Middle Heian period
049	Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu ason	大中 臣 能 宣 大中 臣 能 宣朝臣	Courtier Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu grandfather of Ise no Taifu	921-991	Heian period
050	Fujiwara no Yoshitaka	藤原 義 孝	Son of Fujiwara no Koretada and father of the calligrapher Fujiwara no Yukinari	954-974	Heian period
051	Fujiwara no Sanekata Fujiwara no Sanekata ason	藤原 実 方 藤原 実 方朝臣	Courtier Fujiwara no Sanekata	? -999	Middle Heian period
052	Fujiwara no Michinobu Fujiwara no Michinobu ason	藤原 道 信 藤原 道 信 朝臣	Courtier Fujiwara no Michinobu	972-994	Heian period
053	anonymous udaishō Michitsuna no haha	右 大将 道 綱 母	Mother of the captain of the "imperial" bodyguard on the right Michitsuna mother of Fujiwara no Michitsuna	936 (?) - 995	Heian period
054	Takashinano Kishi (short: Takako) Gidōsanshi no haha	高階 貴子 儀 同 三 司 母	Mother of Gidōsanshi also possible is the translation mother of the provisional "Grand Chancellor"	? -996	Heian period
055	Fujiwara no Kinto dainagon Kinto	藤原 公 任 大 納 言 公 任	“Oberhofberater” Kintō court official, calligrapher and son of the regent Fujiwara no Yoritada	966-1041	Heian period
056	Izumi Shikibu	和 泉 式 部	Daughter of Ōe no Masamune , governor of Echizen province , wife of Tachibana no Michisada , governor of Izumi province , mother of Koshikibu no Naishi , and lady-in-waiting	approx. 978 (?) -?	Middle Heian period
057	Murasaki Shikibu	紫 式 部	Lady-in-waiting and author of the Genji Monogatari	approx. 979 (?) - 1016 (?)	Middle Heian period
058	Daini no Sanmi , pseudonym for Fujiwara no Kataiko (also: Kenshi)	大 弐 三位 , 藤原 賢 子	Nurse of Go-Reizei tennō	approx. 999 (?) - 1082 (?)	Middle Heian period
059	Akazome Emon	赤 染 衛 門	Lady in waiting	approx. 956 (?) - 1041	Middle Heian period
060	Koshikibu Koshikibu no naishi	小 式 部 小 式 部 内侍	"Lady of Honor" Koshikibu daughter of Izumi Shikibu	999-1025	Heian period
061	Ise no Taifu (also: Ōsuke)	伊 勢 大 輔	Lady in waiting	approx. 989 (?) - 1060 (?)	Heian period
062	Be Shonagon	清 少 納 言	Daughter of Kiyohara no Motosuke , author of Makura no Sōshi ( pillow book ), and lady-in-waiting	approx. 966 (?) - 1025 (?)	Heian period
063	Fujiwara no Michimasa sakyō no daibu Michimasa	藤原 道 雅 左 京 大夫 道 雅	"Steward" of the left capital district Michimasa official in the capital	992-1054	Heian period
064	Fujiwara no Sadayori gonchūnagon Sadayori	藤原 定 頼 権 中 納 言 定 頼	"Grand Minister" Sadayori	995-1045	Heian period
065	Sagami	相 模		approx. 998 (?) - 1061	Heian period
066	Gyōson saki no daisōjō Gyōson	行 尊 前 大 僧 正 行 尊	former supreme monk Gyōson, high-ranking priest of the Tendai-shū and abbot of the Byōdō-in	1055-1135	Heian period
067	Suō Suō no naishi	周 防 周 防 内侍	"Lady of Honor" Suō	approx. 1037 (?) - 1109 (?)	Late Heian period
068	Sanjō Sanjō-in	三条 三条 院	abdicated "Emperor" Sanjō 67. Tennō	976-1017	Heian period
069	Noin Noin hōshi	能 因 能 因 法師	Monk Noin Buddhist monk	988 - approx. 1058 (?)	Middle Heian period
070	Ryōzen Ryōsen hōshi	良 暹 良 暹 法師	Monk Ryōsen Buddhist monk	?	Middle Heian period
071	Minamoto no Tsunenobu dainagon Tsunenobu	源 経 信 大 納 言 経 信	“Oberhofberater” Tsunenobu High-ranking official and musician, as well as the father of Minamoto no Toshiyori and grandfather of Shune Hoshi	1016-1097	Heian period
072	Kii Yūshi naishinnō-ke no Kii	伊紀 祐子内家親王紀伊	Kii, "maid" of the "imperial" princess Yūshi lady-in-waiting	?	Heian period
073	Ōe no Masafusa gonchūnagon Masafusa	大江 匡 房 権 中 納 言 匡 房	"Grand Minister" Masafusa court scholar	1041-1111	Heian period
074	Minamoto no Toshiyori Minamato no Toshiyiri ason	源 俊 頼 源 俊 頼 朝臣	Courtier Ariwara no Narihira son of Minamoto no Tsunenobu and father of Shune hoshi	1055-1129	Heian period
075	Fujiwara no Mototoshi	藤原 基 俊		1060-1142	Heian period
076	Fujiwara no Tadamichi hosshōji nyūdo saki no kanpaku daijō daijin	藤原 忠 通 法 性 寺 入道 関 白太政 大臣	former "Grand Chancellor" and chief adviser (to the "Emperor"), (current) Buddhist novice, high-ranking official and son of the regent Fujiwara no Tadazane	1097-1164	Heian period
077	Sutoku Sutoku-in	崇 徳 崇 徳 院	abdicated "emperor" Sutoku 75. Tennō	1119-1164	Heian period
078	Minamoto no Kanemasa	源 兼 昌		?	Middle to late Heian period
079	Fujiwara no Akisuke sakyō no daibu Akisuke	藤原 顕 輔 左 京 大夫 顕 輔	"Steward" of the left capital district Akisuke father of Fujiwara no Kiyosuke	1090-1155	Heian period
080	Horikawa Taiken- mon'in no Horikawa	堀 河 待 賢 門 院 堀 河	Horikawa, (member of the household) the "Emperor's widow" Taiken lady-in-waiting	?	Late Heian period
081	Fujiwara no Sanesada go-Tokudaiji sadaijin	藤原 実 定 後 徳 大寺 左 大臣	the late "Minister on the left" Tokudaiji cousin of Fujiwara no Teika	1139-1192	Heian period / Kamakura period
082	Dōin , former name Fujiwara no Atsuyori Dōin hōshi	道 因 , 藤原 敦 頼 道 因 法師	Monk Dōin Buddhist monk	1090 – approx. 1182 (?)	Late Heian period
083	Fujiwara no Toshinari kotaikō-gū no daibu Shunzei	藤原 俊 成 皇太后 宮 大夫 俊 成	Shunzei, "steward" of the great palace of the "empress" court official and later Buddhist priest, as well as father of Fujiwara no Teika and Fujiwara Toshinari no Musume	1114-1204	Heian period / Kamakura period
084	Fujiwara no Kiyosuke Fujiwara no Kiyosuke ason	藤原 清 輔 藤原 清 輔 朝臣	Courtier Fujiwara no Kiyosuke son of Fujiwara no Akisuke	1104-1177	Heian period
085	Shun'e Shun'e hōshi	俊 恵 俊 恵 法師	Monk Shun'e Buddhist monk on Tōdai-ji , as well as grandson of Minamoto no Tsunenobu and son of Minamoto no Toshiyori	1113 - approx. 1191 (?)	Late Heian period
086	Saigyō , previous name Satō Norikiyo Saigyō hōshi	西行 , 佐藤 義 清 西行 法師	Monk Saigyō Buddhist wandering monk	1118-1190	Heian period / Kamakura period
087	Jakuren Jakuren hōshi	寂 蓮 寂 蓮 法師	Monk Jakuren Buddhist monk and cousin of Fujiwara no Teika	approx. 1139 (?) - 1202	Heian period / Kamakura period
088	anonymous Kōka mon'in no Betto	皇 嘉 門 院 別 当	"Administrator" (of the household) of the "Emperor Dowager" Kōka	?	Late Heian period
089	Shokushi -, (also: Shikishi ) Shokushi-naishinnō	式子 式子 内 親王	"Imperial" Princess Shokushi Third daughter of Go-Shirakawa tennō	approx. 1149 (?) - 1201 (?)	Late Heian period
090	anonymous Inpu mon'in no taifu	殷富 門 院 大 輔	"Maid" of the "imperial widow" Inpu daughter of Fujiwara no Nobunari	approx. 1130 (?) - 1200 (?)	Late Heian period
091	Kujō Yoshitsune Gokyōgoku sesshō saki no daijō daijin	藤原 良 経 後 京 極 摂 政 太 政 大臣	Regent of Gokyōgoku and former Grand Chancellor high-ranking official	1169-1206	Heian period / Kamakura period
092	Nijō-in no Sanuki	讃 岐 讃 岐 二条 院	Sanuki, (lady-in-waiting) of the abdicated "emperor" Nijō	approx. 1141 (?) - 1217 (?)	Heian period / Kamakura period
093	Minamoto no Sanetomo Kamakura no udaijin	源 実 朝 鎌倉 右 大臣	the minister on the right in the Kamakura (time) Third Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate , son of Minamoto no Yoritomo and Hōjō Masako , and younger brother of Minamoto no Yoriie	1192-1219	Kamakura time
094	Asukai Masatsune sangi Masatsune	飛鳥 井 雅 経 参議 雅 経	"Council of State" Masatsune	1170-1221	Kamakura time
095	Jien saki no daisōjō Jien	慈 円 前 大 僧 正 慈 円	former chief Jien historian and Buddhist monk on Hiei-zan	1155-1225	Kamakura time
096	Saionji Kintsune nyūdō saki no daijō daijin	西 園 寺 公 経 入道 前 太 政 大臣	(current) novice and former "Grand Chancellor"	1171-1244	Kamakura time
097	Fujiwara no Teika (also: Sada'ie) gonchūnagon Sada'ie	藤原 定 家 権 中 納 言 定 家	“Grand Minister” Sada'ie calligrapher, writer, literary critic and compiler of Ogura Hyakunin Isshu , as well as son of Fujiwara no Toshinari and cousin of Tokudaiji Sadaijin and Jakuren	1162-1241	Kamakura time
098	Fujiwara no Ietaka ju-ni-i Ietaka	藤原 家 隆 従 二 位 家 隆	Courtier of the next second rank Ietaka student of Fujiwara no Toshinari and related to Fujiwara no Teika by marriage	1158-1237	Kamakura time
099	Go-Toba Go-Toba-in	後 鳥羽 後 鳥羽 院	abdicated “Emperor” Go-Toba 82. Tennō	1180-1239	Kamakura time
100	Juntoku Juntoku-in	順 徳 順 徳 院	abdicated "emperor" Juntoku 84. Tennō	1197-1242	Kamakura time

See also

• The six best waka poets
• The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry
• The Thirty-Six Female Immortals of Poetry
• The Thirty-Six Immortals of Medieval Poetry

Web links

Commons : Unfinished series of illustrations on the 100 poets made by Hokusai  - collection of images, videos and audio files