Fujiwara no Takamitsu Biography | Poet

Fujiwara no Takamitsu (, c. 939-994) was a mid- Heian period waka poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. His father was Fujiwara no Morosuke, and his mother was Princess Masako (ja:, Masako Naishin'no ), the daughter of Emperor Daigo. He was a brilliant waka poet, acclaimed as a genius when he was fifteen, and was included in the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.