Fujiwara no Akinaka (藤原 顕仲; 1059–1129) was a Japanese nobleman and waka poet of the Heian period.
[1] He was the third son of Sukenaka (ja),[1] a member of the Saneyori lineage (実頼流) of the Northern Branch of the Fujiwara clan.
[2] The latter name is a derived from a combination of his court position, Sahyōe-no-suke, and a famous poem he composed at the Shirakawa-den Gyokai (白河殿御会) on Katsumata Pond (勝間田池 Katsumata-no-ike):[2] He was close friends with Minamoto no Toshiyori and Fujiwara no Mototoshi,[2] and in addition to being a respected poet he was also known for his skill as a calligrapher and musician,[2] but was unable to attain success due to his relatively low birth.
[2] He took part in the following poetic gatherings: He was one of the poets of the Horikawa-in Ontoki Hyakushu Waka (堀河院御時百首和歌).
[1] According to the Yakumo Mishō [ja],[2] he was disappointed with the Kin'yōshū,[1] and in Daiji 1 (1126)[2] compiled his own anthology, the Ryōgyokushū (良玉集),[1] which is no longer extant.