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.
Category All
Citizenship All
MB
Matsuo Bashō Japanese Poet 1644 – 1694
#
1,920
KM
Kenji Miyazawa Japanese Poet 1896 – 1933
#
6,415
MŌ
Mori Ōgai Japanese Poet 1862 – 1922
#
6,634
MS
Masaoka Shiki Japanese Poet 1867 – 1902
#
10,187
FN
Fujiwara no Teika Japanese Poet 1162 – 1241
#
12,114
IS
Ihara Saikaku Japanese Poet 1642 – 1693
#
12,557
KI
Kobayashi Issa Japanese Poet 1763 – 1828
#
12,921
ST
Shūji Terayama Japanese Poet 1935 – 1983
#
16,238
TS
Tōson Shimazaki Japanese Poet 1872 – 1943
#
21,328
KN
Ki no Tsurayuki Japanese Poet 866 – 945
#
26,109
SH
Sakutarō Hagiwara Japanese Poet 1886 – 1942
#
29,811
DK
Doppo Kunikida Japanese Poet 1871 – 1908
#
30,987
MK
Misuzu Kaneko Japanese Poet 1903 – 1930
#
37,867
HT
Hitonari Tsuji Japanese Poet Born 1959
#
40,652
YT
Yumeji Takehisa Japanese Poet 1884 – 1934
#
42,935
MS
Musō Soseki Japanese Poet 1275 – 1351
#
44,982
MS
Mokichi Saitō Japanese Poet 1882 – 1953
#
60,960
ST
Santōka Taneda Japanese Poet 1882 – 1940
#
64,029
SK
Santō Kyōden Japanese Poet 1761 – 1816
#
71,699
IS
Itō Sachio Japanese Poet 1864 – 1913
#
82,180