What is Ariwara no Narihira?
[[File:Hyakuninisshu 017.jpg|thumb|Ariwara no Narihira (From Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)]] '''Ariwara no Narihira''' ({{lang|ja|在原業平}}, 825 - 9 July 880) was a [[Japan]]ese [[poet]] and [[nobility|noble]]. He was the fifth son of Prince Abo, a son of [[Emperor Heizei]]. His mother Princess Ito was a daughter of [[Emperor Kammu]], so he was family to Emperor Kammu by both his mother and father. Along with his other brothers, he was forced to have a civilian life and did not live in the [[Imperial Court in Kyoto|Imperial Court]], getting a new [[clan]] name, Ariwara. == References == *{{cite book | author=Trans. Helen Craig McCullough | title=Tales of Ise: Lyrical Episodes from 10th Century Japan | url=https://archive.org/details/talesofise0000unse | publisher=Stanford University Press | year=1968 | isbn=0-8047-0653-0}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ariwara no Narihira}} [[Category:825 births]] [[Category:880 deaths]] [[Category:Japanese poets]]