Nishiyama Soin
Nishiyama Sōin ( Japanese 西山 宗 因 , born as Nishiyama Toyoichi ( 西山 豊 一 ); * 1605 in the province of Higo ; † May 5, 1682 probably in Kyoto ) was a Japanese Renga poet.
Sōin was a samurai in his youth in the service of a daimyo on Kyūshū. In 1622 he went to Kyoto, where he established himself as a Renga poet. Here he was the founder of the Danrin poetry school (based on the poem Danrin Toppyaku , 1675), within which the haiku poetry established itself from its predecessors.
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- Encyclopedia Britannica - Nishiyama Sooin
- Saikaku Ihara, GW Sargent (transl.): "The Japanese Family Storehouse; Or the Millionaires Gospel Modernized; Nippon Eitai-Gura or Daifuku Shin Choja Kyo 1688" , CUP Archive, p. XV
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Nishiyama, Soin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 西山 宗 因 (Japanese); Nishiyama Toyoichi (real name); 西山 豊 一 (real name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1605 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Higo Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1682 |
| Place of death | unsure: Kyoto |