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was the first imperial anthology of renga
Renga
' is a genre of Japanese collaborative poetry. A renga consists of at least two or stanzas, usually many more. The opening stanza of the renga, called the , became the basis for the modern haiku form of poetry....

. The collection was compiled by Nijō Yoshimoto
Nijo Yoshimoto
, son of regent Nijō Michihira, was a Japanese kugyō , waka poet and renga master of the early Muromachi period .Yoshimoto's wife gave birth to Nijō Moroyoshi...

. Provincial lord Sasaki Takauji
Sasaki Takauji
, also known by his religious name Sasaki Dōyō, was a Japanese poet, warrior, and bureaucrat of the Muromachi period.Born in Ōmi province, Sasaki Takauji served the regent Hōjō Takatoki briefly, before aiding the Shogun Ashikaga Takauji in overthrowing the Kemmu Restoration and establishing the...

played an active role in its production with 81 of his poems appearing in the final version.
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