Skip to the content
AuthorShort verified entry

Hachijō-in no Takakura

Hachijō-in no Takakura (八条院高倉; c. 1176 – c. 1248) (believed to be the same person referred to as Takakura-dono, and Kunyo) was a waka poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the early Kamakura period.

Also recorded as Takakura no tsubone · Daigo-dono · Hachijo-in no Takakura · Hachijou-in no Takakura

Hachijō-in no Takakura

Born
1176 · Japan.
Died
1300
Nationality
Japan
Occupation
waka poet · writer · buddhist nun
Languages
Japanese

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.

Elsewhere in Books

For owners

Own a work by Hachijō-in no Takakura?

A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.