Ariwara no Yukihira

A poet of the early Heian period. Son of Prince Abo and older brother of Narihira. In 826 (Tencho 3), he was given the surname Ariwara along with his brothers Nakahira and Narihira. He rose to the ranks of councilor, Chunagon, and Shosanmi, but retired in 887 (Ninna 3) and died on July 19, 5th year of Kanpyo. In 881 (Gangei 5), he founded Shogakuin, modeled after the Fujiwara clan's Kangakuin, to educate his descendants. He was well versed in waka poetry, and apparently hosted the "Zaiminbukyo family poetry contest" at his own residence for three years after 884, when he also served as the Minister of Civil Affairs. He has 11 poems included in the imperial anthology. The Kotobagaki of the Kokinshu states that he secluded himself in Suma due to an incident, but this is unclear. The Suma chapter of the Tale of Genji is based on the Yukihira song, and he is made into the legendary protagonist in the Noh play Matsukaze and other works.

If someone asks you to go to Suma Bay, tell them you're going to Suma Bay to drink seaweed salt. [Tadami Fujioka]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

平安前期の歌人。阿保(あぼ)親王の子、業平(なりひら)の兄。826年（天長3）兄弟の仲平、業平らと在原姓を賜る。参議、中納言(ちゅうなごん)、正三位(しょうさんみ)と進んだが、887年（仁和3）致仕、寛平(かんぴょう)5年7月19日没。881年（元慶5）藤原氏の勧学院に倣い一門の子弟教育のため奨学院を設立した。和歌に通じ、民部卿(みんぶのきょう)を兼ねた884年以後3年の間に「在民部卿家歌合」を自邸で主催したらしい。勅撰(ちょくせん)集入集歌11首がある。『古今集』の詞書(ことばがき)に事件に関係して須磨(すま)にこもったと記すが、事実不明。『源氏物語』須磨巻は行平歌を基底とし、謡曲『松風』などに伝説主人公化される。

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