Hyakunin Isshu

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日本語: 百人一首(ひゃくにんいっしゅ)とは、百人の歌人の和歌を一首ずつ集めた歌集の一形態。最も有名なものは、藤原定家が集めた小倉百人一首である。
English: The Hyakunin Isshu (百人一首) is an anthology of waka poems. Another name for the collection is Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, because it was compiled by Fujiwara no Teika (or Sadaie, 1162 – 1241) while he lived in the Ogura district of Kyoto, Japan.