Kasamaro - Kasanomarō

Japanese: 笠麻呂 - かさのまろ

Years of birth: unknown Years of birth and death: Nara period government official, monk, and Man'yo poet. He was apparently a capable government official, and served as the governor of Mino from 706 to 719. In 709, he was praised by the government for his achievements and was awarded seven cho of rice fields, 200 koku of grain, and one sack of clothing. In 717, he was awarded 70 fiefdoms and six cho of rice fields for his achievement in opening the Kisso (Kiso) road. In 717, he was appointed as an inspector, and was in charge of Owari, Sango (Aichi Prefecture), and Shinano (Nagano Prefecture). In 718, he was appointed as the right chief inspector, and returned to the central government. The following year, due to the illness of the retired Emperor Genmei, he was allowed to become a monk and took the name Mansei. In the ninth year of the Yoro era, he was appointed to Dazaifu and formed the Chikushi poetry circle together with Otomo no Tabito and others. He left seven poems in the Manyoshu, including "To what can I compare this world? It is like a boat that has rowed away at dawn and no trace of it remains."

(Kiyoaki Kito)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

生年：生没年不詳
奈良時代の官人で僧侶,万葉歌人。官人としても有能であったらしく,慶雲3(706)年から養老3(719)年まで美濃守として活躍した。和銅2(709)年その成績を政府からほめられ,田7町,穀200斛,衣1襲を支給された。さらに同7年,吉蘇(木曾)道を開通させた功績によって,封戸70戸,田6町を支給された。霊亀3(717)年には按察使に任命され,尾張,参河(愛知県),信濃(長野県)を管理した。養老4年右大弁に任命され中央官界へもどった。翌年に元明太上天皇の病気を理由に出家入道を許され満誓と号する。養老9年大宰府に赴任し大伴旅人らと共に筑紫歌壇を構成し,「世間を何に譬へむ朝びらき漕ぎ去にし船の跡なきがごと」など7首の歌を『万葉集』に残している。

(鬼頭清明)

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