Background
Bokuyō Nakarai was born in 1607 in Osaka, Tokyo. He was born to a family pursuing the medical profession.
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Bokuyō Nakarai
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Education
One of the five most distinguished disciples of Teitoku Matsunaga, a noted haiku master.
Career
He himself was appointed a Shogunate physician and Yaku-no-Kami or chief of the Medical Bureau. His Kyoka, or satirical waka, are featured by naive puns.
