Faith Community
Buddhism
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Ueda Akinari
1734-07-25 – 1809-08-08
Life & Legacy
Ueda Akinari or Ueda Shūsei (上田 秋成; Japanese pronunciation: [ɯ.e.da (|) a.kʲiꜜ.na.ɾʲi], July 25, 1734 in Osaka – August 8, 1809 in Kyoto) was a Japanese author, scholar and waka poet, and a prominent literary figure in 18th-century Japan. He was an early writer in the yomihon genre and his two masterpieces, Ugetsu Monogatari ("Tales of Rain and the Moon") and Harusame Monogatari ("Tales of Spring Rain"), are central to the canon of Japanese literature.
Occupation & Career
writer, linguist, poet, merchant, physician, philologist, scholar
Faith & Community
Buddhism
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Tales of Moonlight and Rain; Harusame Monogatari
Legacy Highlights
Church
Buddhism
Notable Work
Harusame Monogatari · Tales of Moonlight and Rain
Verified Legacy Record
Notable Work
Tales of Moonlight and Rain
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Notable Work
Harusame Monogatari
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Sources & Provenance
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