Background
Haruaki Narukawa was born in 1804 in Ise Province (Mie Prefecture), Japan. He was the son of a druggist.
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Haruaki Narukawa was born in 1804 in Ise Province (Mie Prefecture), Japan. He was the son of a druggist.
He became a Buddhist priest and called himself Seiko. After studying haikuf he became a disciple of Hironori Ajiro, a waka poet, at the age of 40. Also he studied the Japanese grammar and history of Japanese manners and customs. He wrote about 40 books.