Background
Michikatsu Nakanoin was born in 1556.
Michikatsu Nakanoin was born in 1556.
After he became a Buddhist priest, he called himself Sonen. While he was a Courtier, he held the rank of Gon Chunagon (a Court secretary). Around 1575, he was initiated into the poetry of Anthology by Yusai Hosokawa at Tanabe Castle, Yamashiro (Kyoto Prefecture).