Famous Japanese poets, such as Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, and Kobayashi Issa, are renowned for their mastery of haiku, a form capturing nature and human emotions in concise lines. Bashō’s influence shaped the Edo period’s poetic traditions, while later poets like Masaoka Shiki modernized haiku. Their works continue to impact global literature, embodying simplicity, beauty, and depth.
17th Century Japanese Poet: Nishiyama Sōin
17th Century Japanese poet: Shiba Sonome
17th Century Japanese Poet: Ike Gyokuran
17th Century Japanese Poet: Ihara Saikaku
17th Century Japanese Poet: Matsuo Basho
12 Japanese Poets of the 17th Century
17th Century Japanese Poet: Mizuta Masahide
17th Century Japanese Poet: Takarai Kikaku
17th Century Japanese Poet: Uejima Onitsura
17th Century Japanese poet: Shiba Sonome
17th Century Japanese Poet: Matsuo Basho
17th Century Japanese Poet: Takarai Kikaku
17th Century Japanese Poet: Ike Gyokuran
17th Century Japanese Poet: Mizuta Masahide
17th Century Japanese Poet: Nishiyama Sōin
17th Century Japanese Poet: Ihara Saikaku
17th Century Japanese Poet: Uejima Onitsura
18th Century Japanese Poet: Enomoto Seifu
18th Century Japanese Poet:Kobayashi Issa
18th Century Japanese Poet: Kaga no Chiyo
18th Century Japanese Poet: Kamo no Mabuchi
11 Famous Japanese Poets of the 18th Century
18th Century Japanese Poet: Ueda Akinari
18th Century Japanese Poet: Yosa Buson
18th Century Japanese Poet: Fukuda Chiyo-ni
18th Century Japanese Poet: Yokoi Yayū
18th Century Japanese Poet: Uragami Gyokudō
18th Century Japanese Poet: Kaga no Chiyo
18th Century Japanese Poet: Uragami Gyokudō
18th Century Japanese Poet: Ueda Akinari
18th Century Japanese Poet:Kobayashi Issa
18th Century Japanese Poet: Fukuda Chiyo-ni
18th Century Japanese Poet: Kamo no Mabuchi
18th Century Japanese Poet: Yokoi Yayū
18th Century Japanese Poet: Yosa Buson
18th Century Japanese Poet: Enomoto Seifu
19th Century Japanese Poet: Masaoka Shiki
19th Century Japanese Poet: Jun Tsuji
19th Century Japanese Poet: Itō Sachio
19th Century Japanese Poet: Masao Kume
19th Century Japanese Poet: Mitsuko Shiga
19th Century Japanese Poet: Bokusui Wakayama
19th Century Japanese Poet: Natsume Soseki
19th Century Japanese Poet: Kinoshita Rigen
19th Century Japanese Poet: Zenmaro Toki
19th Century Japanese Poet: Hoshino Tenchi
19th Century Japanese Poets: Ishikawa Masamochi
19th Century Japanese Poets: Hirose Tansō
19th Century Japanese Poets: Kawahigashi Hekigotō
19th Century Japanese Poets: Hara Saihin
19th Century Japanese Poets: Hagiwara Hiromichi
19th Century Japanese Poet: Hoshino Tenchi
19th Century Japanese Poet: Natsume Soseki
19th Century Japanese Poet: Masao Kume
19th Century Japanese Poet: Itō Sachio
19th Century Japanese Poet: Masaoka Shiki
20th Century Japanese Poet: Shinmon Aoki
20th Century Japanese Poet: Hakushu Kitahara
20th Century Japanese Poet: Sakae Tsuboi
20th Century Japanese Poet: Makoto Õoka
20th Century Japanese Poet: Mutsuo Takahashi
20th Century Japanese Poet: Michio Mado
20th Century Japanese Poet: Fumiko Hayashi
20th Century Japanese Poet: Masaharu Fuji
20th Century Japanese Poet: Shuntarō Tanikawa
20th Century Japanese Poet: Santōka Taneda
20th Century Japanese Poets: Yao Kitabatake
20th Century Japanese Poets: Genyoshi Kadokawa
20th Century Japanese Poets: Yūji Kinoshita
20th Century Japanese Poets: Kyōsuke Kindaichi
20th Century Japanese Poets: Murakami Kijo
20th Century Japanese Poets: Hirato Renkichi
20th Century Japanese Poets: Otokichi Ozaki
20th Century Japanese Poets: Ozaki Kihachi
20th Century Japanese Poets: Mizuho Ōta
20th Century Japanese Poets: Shigeto Oshida
21st Century Haiku Poet: Takashi Matsumoto
21st Century Japanese Poets: Mieko Chikappu
21st Century Japanese Poets: Kazue Morisaki
21st Century Japanese Poets: Toyo Shibata
21st Century Japanese Poets: Teizo Matsumura
21st Century Japanese Poets: Yukinojo Mori
21st Century Japanese Poets: Mikirō Sasaki
21th Century Japanese Poet: Rie Yasumi
21st Century Japanese Poets: Kiriu Minashita
21st Century Japanese Poets: Hisaki Matsuura
21st Century Japanese poet: Natsuki Ikezawa
21st Century Japanese Poets: Ryuta Iida
21st Century Japanese Poets: Hiroshi Yoshino
21st Century Japanese Poets: Shuntarō Tanikawa
21st Century Japanese Poets: Kumiko Takahashi
21st Century Japanese Poets: Yuko Suzuhana
21st Century Japanese Poets: Toyo Shibata
21st Century Japanese Poets: Mikirō Sasaki
21st Century Japanese Poets: Kazue Morisaki
21st Century Japanese Poets: Yukinojo Mori