Masaoka Shiki Biography

Masaoka Shiki (September 17, 1867 – September 19, 1902) was the pen-name of a Japanese author, poet, literary critic, and journalist in Meiji period Japan. His real name was Masaoka Tsunenori , but as a child he was called Tokoronosuke . Later, he changed his name to Noboru .

Shiki was a strong advocate of modernization of Japanese poetry, introducing the terms haiku to replace stand-alone hokku, and tanka to replace the 31-mora waka.

Masaoka Shiki Popular Poems
A Mountain Village

A mountain village
under the pilled-up snow
the sound of water.
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My Life

My life, -
How much more of it remains?
The night is brief.
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A Cock Crows

a cock crows
at the foot of the small Mt. Fuji
peach blossoms
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Consider Me

Consider me
As one who loved poetry
And persimmons.
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Mi-No-Ue Ya

Mi-no-ue ya
mi-kuji o hikeba
aki no kaze
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