ton-a

Updated: May 22, 2025

Yoshida Kenko, who became a recluse in 1324, is counted among the "four kings" of Japanese poetry Ton-a, Joben, Keiun, and Kenko. He has been called the "Horace of Japan." These three authors were all pessimistic. They reflected the tendency of the time. The earliest Buddhist sect established in Japan was the Hosso.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era