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Gensuke Kiyohara (Father of Sei Shonagon) Was a Boundlessly Cheerful Genius Who Made His Name as a Poet Despite His Low Social Status

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Sei Shonagon and Murasaki Shikibu are two of the most talented women of the Heian period. Their personalities were contrasting, and in modern terms we might say that Sei Shonagon was an extrovert while Murasaki Shikibu was an introvert. In fact, this tendency was present even through their fathers. Murasaki Shikibu's father, Fujiwara Tametoki, had a gloomy, heavy personality, while Kiyohara Motosuke was bright and cheerful! He was played by Omor…
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Sei Shonagon and Murasaki Shikibu are two of the most talented women of the Heian period. Their personalities were contrasting, and in modern terms we might say that Sei Shonagon was an extrovert while Murasaki Shikibu was an introvert. In fact, this tendency was present even through their fathers. Murasaki Shikibu's father, Fujiwara Tametoki, had a gloomy, heavy personality, while Kiyohara Motosuke was bright and cheerful! He was played by Omor…

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BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン) broke the news in on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
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