Background
Hanjiro Shida was born on 1663 in Echizen province located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
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Hanjiro Shida
Edit Profile半次郎 志太
also known as
Yasuke, Yaha, Takatsu-o
Education
Hanjiro Shida was one of the 10 most distinguished pupils of Basho Matsuo.
Career
Hanjiro Shida worked as a clerk at the Mitsui Exchange in Edo (now Tokyo, Japan). Later he took the pseudonym of Takatsu-o and compiled an anthology of haiku poems titled "Sumidawara" (Charcoal Sack). A collection oi his poems has been published under title of Yaha-ginso (Poems: Composed by Yaha).
Connections
- teacher:
- Matsuo Basho
