Saigyō Hōshi (西行法師, 1118 – March 23, 1190) was a Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. Born Satō Norikiyo (佐藤義清) in Kyoto to a noble family, he lived during the …

Mar 19, 2025 · Saigyō (born 1118, Japan—died March 23, 1190, Ōsaka) was a Japanese Buddhist priest-poet, one of the greatest masters of the tanka (a traditional Japanese poetic …

Saigyo is best known for his waka poetry, a form characterized by its brevity and focus on nature, love, and the passage of time. His poems often express a profound sense of longing and …

Saigyō Hōshi (Japanese: 西行法師, also called Sato Norikiyo) (1118 – 1190) was a Japanese Buddhist priest- poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods whose life became the …

This was the story of the Buddhist monk Saigyō (1118–1190), the embodiment of elegance, reclusion, poetic expression, and the searching soul. His life had been pictorialized in a set of …

Saigyō (1118-1190) was born Satō Norikiyo into an aristocratic military family. He found himself unsuited to a warrior’s life and, following a religious vocation, took orders in 1140.

The Tale of Saigyo is a poetic biography of the late Heian poet Saigyo (1118-90), one of the most loved and respected poets in Japanese literary history. Its anonymous author followed the …

Dec 30, 2001 · Saigyo’s extensive travels inspired verse on the pull of the secular world, old age and death, and the beauty of nature. The “Sankashu” (“Mountain Home Collection”), is his …

The Japanese poet Saigyo (1118-1190) is a significant figure in the literary transition in medieval Japan to the poetic style of the tanka or waka and the shift in voice and imagery to new …

Oct 20, 2021 · Overall, Saigyō was inspired by nature, various Buddhist sects, poetry, high culture, and Shintoism. Hence, unlike the poor who felt the convulsions of the warring clans …