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Hyakunin Isshu (One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each), Poem 8 (Priest Kisen)



Hyakunin Isshu, Poem 8
waga iho wamiyako no tatsumishika zo sumuyo wo Ujiyama tohito wa iunari

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Although I live contentedly in my hut to the southeast of the capital,it seems people call it "Grief Mountain." 
Priest Kisen (early 9th c.)

[Byodoin Temple, Uji, Kyoto Pref.]

For modern eyes, Uji (a city in southern Kyoto Prefecture) boasts a striking natural setting, with attractions as the scenic Uji riverside, but also several famous temples, as Byodoin with its Phoenix Hall built in 1053 and its wonderful Amida statue, or Manpukuji, the head temple of the Obaku Zen sect built in Chinese Ming style in 1661; famous is also the Ujigami Shrine built in 1060. The last ten chapters of the classical novel The Tale of Genji have been situated in Uji as well. And, finally, Uji is famous for its green tea.
Priest Kisen is a legendary figure, just like Sarumaru of Poem 5. Although his name is mentioned in the preface to the Kokinshu (Ki no Tsurayuki, the compiler, choose him as one of the Six Poetic Sages, Rokkasen), only this one poem can be firmly attributed to him and nothing is known about his life - but that fits a hermit, of course.

[Same poem in Kokinshu 983]References: Pictures of the Heart, The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image by Joshua S. Mostow (University of Hawai'i Press, 1996); Traditional Japanese Poetry, An Anthology, by Steven D. Carter (Stanford University Press, 1991); Hya...
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