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Ogura Hyakunin Isshu(小倉百人一首)

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu is a classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets. Hyakunin isshu can be translated to "one hundred people, one poem."
It was compiled by Fujiwara no Teika while he lived in the Ogura district of Kyoto, Japan.


Natsume Sōseki(夏目漱石/なつめ そうせき)

Natsume Soseki(February 9, 1867 - December 9, 1916), born Natsume Kinnosuke (夏目 金之助) was a Japanese novelist of the Meiji period (1868-1912). He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, kanshi, and fairy tales. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1000 yen note. In Japan, he is often considered the greatest writer in modern Japanese history.


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