Background
He was born in 1757 in Niigata, Japan.
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He became a priestof the Soto Sect at the age of 17. He afterward moved to Tamashima in Bitchu Province (Okayama Prefecture) and stayed there for several years. Then he made a pilgrimage through many provinces. After the pilgrimage he settled in his native place.
Personality
While at Tamashima, he composed Chinesepoems but in his late years wrote waka and haiku. He was a poet in the vein of Manyoshu Anthology. He was a good calligrapher and lived a simple life.
