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Andō Nukari

1815 – 1867

Japanese poet

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About Andō Nukari

Lived 1815 – 1867 (aged 52). Andō Nukari was a poet.

was a wandering Japanese scholar of kokugaku. He had profound knowledge of the Man'yōshū.

Biography Andō Nukari was born in Kōri to , the foreman of the . Andō's father died when he was young, and he was adopted by the samurai .

Andō later studied under Takamoto's son and local daikan Teranishi Motoe. In 1841, he travelled to Edo to study kokugaku and waka under , a son of Hanawa Hokiichi.

At the suggestion of Motoe, Andō and his wife moved to Hita in Bungo Province. Not long after the two arrived at their new house in Hita, Andō's wife died of illness and soon Motoe also died. After this, Andō became increasingly eccentric. Living in poverty, he was known to wear a single tattered kimono fastened with a rope. He would refuse shelter when offered it, and even during storms he would stand outside in the rain.

Andō's greatest work of scholarship was the , a monumental commentary on the linguistics of the Man'yōshū, made up of 15–30 volumes in total. In the 1850s, while Andō was returning to Edo along the Nakasendō he encountered Ichioka Shigemasa, a noted kokugakusha of Nakatsugawa.

Andō died in 1867.

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Tokugawa shogunate
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Andō Nokari

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Andō Nukari?

Japanese poet

When was Andō Nukari born?

Andō Nukari was born on 13 April 1815 in Koori.

When did Andō Nukari die?

Andō Nukari died on 28 April 1867.

What was Andō Nukari's occupation?

Andō Nukari was a poet.

What nationality was Andō Nukari?

Andō Nukari's recorded nationality: Tokugawa shogunate.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andō Nukari

· Wikidata: Q99958214

· DBpedia: Andō Nukari

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