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Abe No Nakamaro, a Japanese Envoy to Tang China, Was a Genius Who Passed the Imperial Examination and Was Also Friends with Li Bai.

August 20th, 717, is the day that Abe no Nakamaro and others were appointed as part of the 9th Japanese mission to Tang China. Today, they would be considered gifted geniuses. They departed the following year, but Nakamaro crossed the sea in his teens and was highly valued in Tang China, which is quite an incredible feat. He is one of the famous poets in the Hyakunin Isshu (also found in the Kokin Wakashū), so some of you may be familiar with hi…
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August 20th, 717, is the day that Abe no Nakamaro and others were appointed as part of the 9th Japanese mission to Tang China. Today, they would be considered gifted geniuses. They departed the following year, but Nakamaro crossed the sea in his teens and was highly valued in Tang China, which is quite an incredible feat. He is one of the famous poets in the Hyakunin Isshu (also found in the Kokin Wakashū), so some of you may be familiar with hi…

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BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン) broke the news in on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
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