
Kitamura Kigin
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 320 years ago |
Date of birth | January 19,1625 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Yasu District |
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Date of died | August 4,1705 |
Job | Poet |
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ID | 872681 |
Kitamura Kigin Life story
Kigin Kitamura became Shinto priest of Tamatsushima Shrine in Kyoto, then master of Poetry Bureau of the Shogunate. He published many commentaries on Japanese classics and waka poetry which were of great use to posterity.