Yakamochi was born into the Ōtomo clan; his grandfather was Ōtomo no Yasumaro and his father was Ōtomo no Tabito. The Ōtomo clan were warriors and bureaucrats...

(海行かば) is a Japanese song whose lyrics are based on a chōka poem by Ōtomo no Yakamochi in the Man'yōshū (poem 4094), an eighth century anthology of Japanese...

Christianity Ōtomo no Tabito (662–731), poet Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718–785), waka poet Ai Ōtomo (born 1982), volleyball player Katsuhiro Otomo (born 1954)...

military campaign against the Hayato Rebellion and as the father of Ōtomo no Yakamochi, who contributed to the compilation of the Man'yōshū alongside his...

one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. Ōtomo no Yakamochi, the presumed compiler of the Man'yōshū, and Ki no Tsurayuki, the principal compiler of the...

Ōtomo no Yakamochi, although numerous other theories have been proposed. The chronologically last datable poem in the collection is from AD 759 (No. 4516)...

aunt of Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Ōtomo no Sakanoue no Iratsume was born c. 695 to the powerful and influential Ōtomo clan. A daughter of Ōtomo no Yasumaro...

1624. She was a daughter of Ōtomo no Sukunamaro and Ōtomo no Sakanoue no Iratsume. Her older half-sister was Ōtomo no Tamura no Ōiratsume and she was a younger...

relation to the immigrant Ōtomo clan (大友氏) or feudal Ōtomo clan (大友氏); famous for Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Ozutsuki clan [ja] (大筒木氏) Soga clan (蘇我氏) – descended...

Man'yōshū anthology (surname: Ōtomo) Ōtomo no Tabito 大伴旅人 (c. 662–731) poet best known as the father of Ōtomo no Yakamochi; both contributed to compiling...

(c. 630–690), Asuka period poet Ōtomo no Tabito 大伴旅人 (c. 662–731) poet best known as the father of Ōtomo no Yakamochi; both contributed to compiling the...

Noto was separated out again in 757 AD. In 746 AD, the noted poet Ōtomo no Yakamochi became Kokushi, and left many references to the region in the poetic...

needed] There is no consensus among the various authors since some sources consider Tajihi no Agatamori the first, others say Ōtomo no Otomaro, other sources...

in the Man'yōshū; all these were love poems addressed to her lover Ōtomo no Yakamochi who compiled the Man'yōshū (and who is known to have had at least...

significant influence on the other poets of the Tenpyō era, including Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Prince Yuhara's year of birth is unknown. He was a son of Prince...

Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Yamabe no Akahito Ōtomo no Yakamochi Henjō Ariwara no Narihira Fun'ya no Yasuhide Kisen Ono no Komachi Ōtomo no Kuronushi Izumi...

pacification of the East") in 789 which is less important than Sei-i Taishōgun. Ōtomo no Otomaro was the first person who was granted the title of Seii Taishōgun...

preserved in Book XIX of the Man'yōshū as part of a poetic exchange with Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Very little is known about the biography of the figure known as Egyō...

The Ōtomo clan (大伴氏, Ōtomo uji) was an aristocratic kin group (uji) of the Yamato period. The Ōtomo were known for their military strength and (along...

the Nihon Shoki. His clan, the Ōtomo, had been highly influential at court since the time of his grandfather Ōtomo no Muroya. According to these sources...

Yosano Akiko. Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (c. 660–c. 720): authored numerous chōka and tanka in the Man'yōshū Ōtomo no Yakamochi (c. 718–785): possible compiler...

that Ōtomo no Yakamochi was the final editor but some documents claim further editing was done in the later period by other poets including Sugawara no Michizane...

letters to Sanuno Otogami no Otome. Another famous Man'yōshū poet, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, wrote many pieces about Echizen. . In 823 AD, the two eastern districts...

claimed as part of Etchū Province. During this period the famous Ōtomo no Yakamochi recited a poem about the picturesque scenery of Suzu Bay, which would...

Yukaba" (海行かば) 1937 - patriotic song (gunka) based on a waka poem by Ōtomo no Yakamochi in the Man'yōshū. Song cycle Sara (沙羅) - recording by Kazumichi Ohno...

Manyoshu (万葉集), with its 5-7-5 mora jōku (上句 first stanza) written by Ōtomo no Yakamochi (大伴家持, 718-785) and its 7-7 mora geku (下句 last stanza) written by...

Kanō Shigenobu Framed imaginary portrait of the 8th century poet Ōtomo no Yakamochi from a series of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, Kanō Tan'yū, 1648...

around Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Poems 675, 676, 677, 678, and 679 in the Man'yōshū are attributed to her. These five poems were sōmon-ka sent to Yakamochi. Nihon...

harp or piano (1992) Five Poems after Inaba Manyo (1994); text by Ōtomo no Yakamochi La Fontaine sacrée for soprano, viola, bassoon and harp (1964, 2000);...

capital was located in what are now the outskirts of the modern city. Ōtomo no Yakamochi took office as a government official in this area in the 8th century...