Minamoto no Tōru

Minamoto no Tōru (源融, 822 – September 21, 895) was a Japanese poet and statesman.

Under his title Minister of the Left of Kawara (河原左大臣, Kawara no Sadaijin), he is the author of poem 14 in the Hyakunin Isshu poetry anthology: 陸奥のしのぶもぢずり誰ゆゑに      乱れそめにしわれならなくにMichinoku no shinobu-mojizuri tare yue nimidare somenishi ware naranaku niLike Michinoku prints of the tangled leaves of ferns, it is because of you,that I have become confused; but my love for you remains.

(based on Kokin Wakashū 14:724)Here is another translation: The poet is also famous for making a replica of the uta-makura Shiogama, a poetic place name, in his garden.

[1] His tomb resides at the Seiryō-ji, a Buddhist temple situated on what was once Saga Moor in Kyoto.

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