Nanami - Naami

Japanese: 南阿弥 - なあみ

?-1381(Kouwa 1/Eitoku 1)
A hermit from the world during the final period of the Northern and Southern Courts. He served the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and was called Minami Amida Buddha of Ebina. He was a fan of Noh and was apparently skilled in Renga and other performing arts. He was one of the authors of "Murasaki no Senku" (Thousand Verses from the Murasaki Plain), and was also included in the "Tsukuba Shu" (Collection of Poems from the Tsukuba Plains), so he was a strong influence in that field as a member of Yoshimitsu's circle. The activities of hermits close to the Shogun, such as Minami, contributed greatly to the elevation and refinement of Sarugaku Noh, which was still often overshadowed by Dengaku at the time.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐1381(弘和1∥永徳1)
南北朝末期の遁世（とんせい）者。将軍足利義満に仕え，海老名（えびな）の南阿弥陀仏と呼ばれた。能の愛好者で，連歌をはじめ諸芸能にたんのうであったらしい。《紫野千句（むらさきのせんく）》の作者の一人であり《菟玖波集（つくばしゆう）》にも入集するなど，義満の周辺にあって，その方面では強い影響力を持っていたようである。南阿弥に代表されるような将軍側近の遁世者の活躍が，当時なお田楽に圧倒されがちであった猿楽の能の地位向上と洗練に大きく寄与することとなった。

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