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*''Died: [[730]], [[Tomonoura]]''
*''Japanese'': [[大伴]] 旅人 ''(Ootomo no Tabito)''

Ôtomo no Tabito was a notable poet of the [[Nara period]], whose poetry is included in the [[Manyoshu|Man'yôshû]].

He was appointed ''Dazai no sochi'' and traveled to [[Dazaifu]] in [[728]], along with his wife, who died shortly afterward.

He died in the [[Inland Sea]] port-town of [[Tomonoura]] in [[730]].

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==References==
*Stele at former site of [[Tomo castle]], [[Tomonoura]], Fukuyama City, Hiroshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/36862086472/sizes/h/]

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[[Category:Nara Period]]