Most Famous Japanese Poets

Japan has produced 36 notable poets throughout history, led by Matsuo Bashō. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Matsuo Bashō — Japanese Poet (1644–1694) , ranked #1920
  2. Kenji Miyazawa — Japanese Poet (1896–1933) , ranked #6415
  3. Mori Ōgai — Japanese Poet (1862–1922) , ranked #6634
  4. Masaoka Shiki — Japanese Poet (1867–1902) , ranked #10187
  5. Fujiwara no Teika — Japanese Poet (1162–1241) , ranked #12114
  6. Ihara Saikaku — Japanese Poet (1642–1693) , ranked #12557
  7. Kobayashi Issa — Japanese Poet (1763–1828) , ranked #12921
  8. Shūji Terayama — Japanese Poet (1935–1983) , ranked #16238
  9. Tōson Shimazaki — Japanese Poet (1872–1943) , ranked #21328
  10. Ki no Tsurayuki — Japanese Poet (866–945) , ranked #26109
  11. Sakutarō Hagiwara — Japanese Poet (1886–1942) , ranked #29811
  12. Doppo Kunikida — Japanese Poet (1871–1908) , ranked #30987
  13. Misuzu Kaneko — Japanese Poet (1903–1930) , ranked #37867
  14. Hitonari Tsuji — Japanese Poet (Born 1959) , ranked #40652
  15. Yumeji Takehisa — Japanese Poet (1884–1934) , ranked #42935
  16. Musō Soseki — Japanese Poet (1275–1351) , ranked #44982
  17. Mokichi Saitō — Japanese Poet (1882–1953) , ranked #60960
  18. Santōka Taneda — Japanese Poet (1882–1940) , ranked #64029
  19. Santō Kyōden — Japanese Poet (1761–1816) , ranked #71699
  20. Itō Sachio — Japanese Poet (1864–1913) , ranked #82180