Wakadokoro - Wakadokoro

A temporary post set up in the Imperial Court to compile an imperial anthology. Shokyoden was not given a different name when "Kokin Wakashu" was compiled, but in 951 (Tenryaku 5), a wakadokoro was set up in Shoyosha (Nashitsubo) and five people including Minamoto no Shitago were ordered to read the "Manyoshu" (old readings) and compile "Gosen Wakashu". It was not set up when there was only one compiler, but in 1201 (Kennin 1), it was set up in Nijodono to compile "Shin Kokin Wakashu", and later when there were multiple compilers, it was set up and people such as betto, kaiko, and yoryudo were appointed. From the mid-Kamakura period onwards, the Nijo family was officially recognized as a waka instructor family and is thought to have had a permanent waka office in the family, and when an imperial commissioner ordered it, a waka office was also established for that purpose.

[Fumio Hashimoto]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

勅撰(ちょくせん)集の編集にあたって宮中に設けられる臨時の部署。『古今和歌集』のときの承香殿(しょうきょうでん)は別に名づけられなかったが、951年（天暦5）昭陽舎(しょうようしゃ)（梨壺(なしつぼ)）に和歌所を置き、源順(したごう)ら5人に命じて『万葉集』の訓読（古点）、『後撰和歌集』の編集を行わせたのが始まり。撰者1人のときは置かれなかったが、1201年（建仁1）『新古今和歌集』編集のため二条殿に置かれ、その後は複数撰者のときに置かれ、別当、開闔(かいこう)、寄人(よりゅうど)などが任ぜられた。鎌倉中期以降は、二条家が和歌師範家として公的に認められ、家に和歌所を常置したものと思われ、勅撰撰者に下命された場合は、そのための和歌所が併置された。

［橋本不美男］

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