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Ōtomo No Yakamochi

718—785

Ōtomo No Yakamochi (c. 718—785) was a Japanese statesman and Waka poet in the Nara period. Born in the prestigious Ōtomo family, Yakamochi served as a Kokushi (provincial governor).

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