Ōshikōchi No Mitsune Life story
Ōshikōchi no Mitsune was an early Heian administrator and waka poet of the Japanese court, and a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. He was sent as the governor of Kai, Izumi and Awaji provinces, and on his return to Kyoto was asked to participate in the compilation of the Kokin Wakashū.