Senge Motomaro

Senge Motomaro (千家 元麿, 8 June 1888 – 14 March 1948) was a Japanese poet active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan.

Motomaro Senge was born in Tokyo as the younger son of the Shinto high priest of Izumo-taisha in Shimane Prefecture, who was also a member of the House of Peers.

His poems tend toward minimalism and describe everyday events and scenes, without resort to excessive sentimentality.

His anthology, Jibun wa mita (“I Saw”, 1918), contains the poem Kuruma no oto (“Noise of the Carts”), which often appears in Japanese collections of Taisho period poetry.

His longer work, Mukashi no ie (“House of Long Ago”, 1929), is autobiographical, describing his aristocratic background.