Fujiwara Shunzei: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Fujiwara Akihiro • Fujiwara Toshinari • Shakua
Born	1114 • Japan
Died	December 22, 1204 (aged 90) • Kyōto • Japan
Notable Works	“Korai fūteishō” • “Senzaishū”
Movement / Style	waka
House / Dynasty	Fujiwara family
Notable Family Members	son Fujiwara Sadaie

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Satō Haruo

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Ōoka Makoto

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Kamo Mabuchi

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Shōhaku

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Kitano Takeshi

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Bashō

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Lafcadio Hearn

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Abe Kōbō

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Kakinomoto Hitomaro

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Ihara Saikaku

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Hagiwara Sakutarō

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Kūkai

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Ishikawa Takuboku

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Iio Sōgi

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Sei Shōnagon

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Tanizaki Jun’ichirō

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