Background
Yamabe Akahito was born in Japan.
山邊 赤人
Yamabe Akahito was born in Japan.
Yamabe Akahito was a junior official. Accompanied Emperor Shomu on his extended travels (701-756). Many of his poems were composed during journeys with Emperor Shomu between 724 and 736. Yamabe is regarded as one of the kami of poetry, and is called Waka Nisei. He is noted as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.