Fujiwara no Teika

One Hundred Verses from Old Japan


Read by Kevin Steinbach


In 12th-13th century Japan there lived a man named Fujiwara no Teika (sometimes called Sadaie), a well-regarded poet in a society that prize…

小倉百人一首 (Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)


Read by kaseumin


Hyakunin isshu (百人一首) is a traditional style of compiling Japanese waka poetry where each contributor writes one poem for the anthology.(Sum…