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- Born: 823
- Died: 880
- Rank: Lower Junior Fourth Rank
- Titles: Mino no kami, Ukonoe gonnochûjô
- Japanese: 在原業平 (Ariwara no Narihira)
Ariwara no Narihira was a 9th century court noble and poet, known as one of both the "Six Poetry Immortals" (Rokkasen) and "36 Poetry Immortals" (Sanjûrokkasen) canonical groupings. A grandson of Emperor Heizei, he was a brother of Ariwara no Yukihira.
Though not explicitly named, Narihira is generally believed to be the chief protagonist in the Tales of Ise.
References
- Gallery labels, Nakasendô Kaidô Bunka Kôryûkan, Moriyama, Shiga.[1]