was a Japanese poet of the early 8th century.

He was a contemporary of Yamabe no Akahito

Yamabe no Akahito

Yamabe no Akahito was a poet of the Nara period in Japan. The Man'yōshū, an ancient anthology, contains 13 choka and 37 tanka of his. Many of his poems were composed during journeys with Emperor Shōmu between 724 and 736...

, Okura

Okura

The is, along with the Izumi school and Sagi schools, one of a school of kyogen. Kyogen of Ōkura school uses an older form of Japanese language than does Izumi. Their kyogen preserves the sarugaku tradition.-References:* *...

 and Ōtomo no Tabito

Otomo no Tabito

was a Japanese poet, best known as the father of Ōtomo no Yakamochi, who contributed to compiling the Man'yōshū alongside his father. Tabito was a contemporary of Hitomaro, but lacked his success in the Imperial Court...

, and was known for his poems on travel and a collection of local myths and legends. Little is known about his life. He was a low-ranking court official serving in Nara

Nara, Nara

is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture...

 and in some northeastern provinces.

His poetry is well represented in Man'yōshū: 321, 971, 972, 1497, 1738—1760, 1780, 1781, 1807—1811. It is indicated that most of these were drawn from the "Takahashi no Mushimaro Collection".