Kobayashi Issa

Japanese writer (1763-1828)

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Lived 1763–1828, aged 65Japan
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    1763–1828
    Aged 65
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Updated 2026-06-19

Kobayashi Issa was a Japanese poet. He is known for his haiku poems and journals. He is better known as simply Issa (一茶), a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea. He is regarded as one of the four haiku masters in Japan, along with Bashō, Buson and Shiki — "the Great Four."

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