Takashina no Takako

Takako, mother of the Honorary Grand Minister, from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. , also known as the or as , was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of her poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.

Biography She was the daughter of .

By her husband Fujiwara no Michitaka, she was the mother of Takaie, Empress Teishi and Korechika, who was known as the . She is accordingly frequently referred to as the mother of the Honorary Grand Minister.

Her other nickname, Kō no Naishi, is a combination of the first character of her patronymic family name — — and her position serving Emperor En'yū. reading = wasureji no yuku-sue made wa katakerebakyō o kagiri no inochi to mogana translation = You promise you'll never forget, but to the end of time is too long to ask. So let me die today—still loved by you. — Shin Kokin Wakashū 13:1149