Background
Yamanoue no Okura was born in 660 in Japan.
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Yamanoue no Okura
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Career
Yamanoue no Okura was a member of Japanese missions to Tang China. He was also a contributor to the Man'yoshu and his writing had a strong Chinese influence. Unlike other Japanese poetry of the time, his work emphasizes a morality based on the teachings of Confucius and Buddhism.
Yamanoue no Okura accompanied a mission to Tang China in 701 and returned to Japan in 707. In the years following his return he served in various official capacities. He served as the Governor of Hoki (near present-day Tottori), tutor to the crown prince, and Governor of Chikuzen.
