Nouin - Nouin

Japanese: 能因 - のういん

A poet of the mid-Heian period. His real name was Tachibana Nagayasu. His father was Higo no Kami Tachibana Mototaka. He was later adopted by his older brother Tametaka. His Buddhist name was Yuin, and later Noin. He was also called Kosobe Nyudo. He is one of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets of the Middle Ages. He was a government official from Monjosho, but became a monk in his late 20s. According to his family anthology, Noin Hoshishu, it seems that the death of his lover was the catalyst for his decision. He studied waka poetry from Fujiwara Nagayoshi from a young age, and participated in the "Kanpaku Sadaijin Yorimichi Utaawase" (Poetry Contest of the Minister of State and Left Yorimichi) in 1035 (Chogen 8) and the "Dairi Utaawase" (Poetry Contest of the Imperial Palace) in 1049 (Eisho 4), playing a leading role among the poets of his time, especially those of the Zuryo class. He was also a central figure in the movement for enthusiasts that began to emerge during this period. He loved to travel, and is strongly associated with the image of a wandering poet. He visited Mutsu twice, Totomi (Shizuoka), Mino (Gifu), Iyo (Ehime), Mimasaka (Okayama), and other places, but he often relied on the provincial governors he knew and was friends with. When he went to Mutsu, he wrote a poem, "Though I left the capital with the mist, the autumn wind blew at Shirakawa Barrier," which became widely known and later influenced Saigyo and others. His name appears in a poetry contest held by Kayanoin in 1550, but the year of his death is unknown. His works include "Noin Utamakura" and "Gengenshu."

[Akio Kawamura]

[Reference item] | Gengenshu | Noin Utamakura

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (69) Poet/Noin (Noin Hoshi)
Upper verse: A storm is blowing through the maple leaves of Mt. Mimuro Lower verse: A storm is blowing through the maple leaves of Mt. Mimuro The leaves of the maple leaves of the Mt. Mimuro are like a brocade of the river Tatsuta The maple leaves of the mountain are like a brocade of the river Tatsuta The maple leaves of the mountain are like a brocade of the river Tatsuta The maple leaves of the mountain are like a brocade of the river Tatsuta

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (69) Poet/Noin (Noin…

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Japanese:

平安中期の歌人。俗名橘永愷(たちばなながやす)。父は肥後守(ひごのかみ)橘元愷。のち兄為愷の養子となった。法名は融因、のち能因。古曽部(こそべ)入道とも号した。中古三十六歌仙の一人。文章生(もんじょうしょう)出身の官僚であったが、20代後半に出家した。家集『能因法師集』によれば、恋人の死が契機となったらしい。若年時より和歌を藤原長能(ながよし)に学び、1035年（長元8）「関白(かんぱく)左大臣頼通(よりみち)歌合(うたあわせ)」や、49年（永承4）「内裏(だいり)歌合」などに出詠し、当代歌人とくに受領(ずりょう)層歌人の指導的立場にたって活躍した。またこの時代に顕現し始める好士(すきもの)の中心的人物でもある。旅を好み、羇旅(きりょ)歌人のイメージが濃い。その赴く所は陸奥(むつ)に二度、遠江(とおとうみ)（静岡）、美濃(みの)（岐阜）、伊予（愛媛）、美作(みまさか)（岡山）その他に及ぶが、それらは多く知友の国司を頼ってのものであった。陸奥下向時の「都をば霞とともに立ちしかど秋風ぞ吹く白河の関」という一首は広く人口に膾炙(かいしゃ)し、のちに西行(さいぎょう)などに影響を与えた。50年賀陽院(かやのいん)の歌合に名がみえるが、没年は不詳。著書に『能因歌枕(うたまくら)』『玄々(げんげん)集』がある。

［川村晃生］

[参照項目] | 玄々集 | 能因歌枕

小倉百人一首(69)　歌人／能因（能因法師）
〈上の句〉嵐吹く三室の山のもみぢ葉は　〈下の句〉竜田の川の錦なりけり　　　あらしふくみむろのやまのもみぢばは　たつたのかはのにしきなりけり定まり字（決まり字）：歌を特定する字（音）／あらし能因（能因法師）菱川師宣画［他］『小倉百人一首』　1680年（延宝8）国立国会図書館所蔵">

小倉百人一首(69)　歌人／能因（能因…

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