Masaoka Shiki, Japanese Poet(1867-1902)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Masaoka Noboru
• Known as: Masaoka Shiki
• Birth: October 14, 1867, Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
• Death: September 19, 1902, Tokyo, Japan
• Language: Japanese
• Who he was: Japanese poet known for Take no Sato Uta (Songs from a Bamboo Village) (one of the "Four Great Haiku Masters")

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