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Akashi Kakuichi

1299–1371

1 standalone book

Akashi Kakuichi, also known as Akashi Kengyō, was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the early Muromachi period. He is noted as the blind itinerant lute player who gave the epic Heike Monogatari its present form. Kakuichi was born in 1299 and died in 1371.

Born
1299

Books by Akashi Kakuichi

  1. Cover of Heike monogatari

    Heike monogatari

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