Masaoka Shiki
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1867 – 1902
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Who was Masaoka Shiki?
Masaoka Shiki, pen-name of Masaoka Noboru, was a Japanese poet, author, and literary critic in Meiji period Japan. Shiki is regarded as a major figure in the development of modern haiku poetry. He also wrote on reform of tanka poetry.
Some consider Shiki to be one of the four great haiku masters, the others being Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, and Kobayashi Issa.
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- Born
- Oct 14, 1867
Matsuyama - Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- University of Tokyo
- Lived in
- Ehime Prefecture
- Died
- Sep 19, 1902
Tokyo
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on July 23, 2013
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