Kobayashi Issa
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Kobayashi.
Kobayashi Issa (小林 一茶, June 15, 1763 – January 5, 1828)[1] was a Japanese poet and lay Buddhist priest of the Jōdo Shinshū. He is known for his haiku poems and journals. He is better known as simply Issa (一茶), a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea[2] (lit. "one [cup of] tea"). He is regarded as one of the four haiku masters in Japan, along with Bashō, Buson and Shiki — "the Great Four."[3]
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Kobayashi Issa 小林 一茶 | |
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Born | Kobayashi Nobuyuki (小林 信之) (1763-06-15)June 15, 1763 Near Shinano-machi, Shinano Province, Japan |
Died | January 5, 1828(1828-01-05) (aged 64) Shinano-machi, Shinano Province, Japan |
Pen name | Issa (一茶) |
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | Japanese |
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Reflecting the popularity and interest in Issa as man and poet, Japanese books on Issa outnumber those on Buson and almost equal in number those on Bashō.[4]