early 11th century CE) was a Japanese nobleman and writer of both waka and kanshi poetry.
[1] During the reign of Emperor En'yū,[2] he became a student Chinese literature (文章生 monjōshō) at the Imperial University.
[1] The record of the Dajō Daijin-den Sanjikkō Uta-awase (太政大臣殿三十講歌合), dating from the fifth month of Chōho 5 (1003 in the Julian calendar) calls him "the former governor of Higo" (前肥後守).
[2] The Midō Kanpaku-ki [ja],[3] the diary of Fujiwara no Michinaga, records that in the fourth month of Kankō 4 (1007) he was invited to a private banquet (密宴 mitsuen) at the Inner Palace,[1] to which he contributed Chinese poetry.
[1] According to a document (奏状 sōjō)[a] presented by Akihira to the emperor,[3] his father was unfortunate in his later years,[1] and became a Buddhist monk.