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Otomo no Yakamochi
(大伴家持
Ōtomo no Yakamochi; c.
618 -
785) was a
Japanese stateman and
Waka poet in the Nara period. He was one of compilers of
Man'yoshu.
Born in the prestigious
Otomo family, Yamamochi served as a
Kokushi (provincial governor) while
creating many
waka poems.
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