List of Famous people named Kamo

Similar names: Kam, Kamiyah, Kami, Kamya, Kamay. Here are some famous Kamos:

Kamo no Chōmei

First Name Kamo

Last Name Chōmei

Died on January 1, 1216

Kamo no Chōmei was a Japanese author, poet, and essayist. He witnessed a series of natural and social disasters, and, having lost his political backing, was passed over for promotion within the Shinto shrine associated with his family. He decided to turn his back on society, took Buddhist vows, and became a hermit, living outside the capital. This was somewhat unusual for the time, when those who turned their backs on the world usually joined monasteries. Along with the poet-priest Saigyō he is representative of the literary recluses of his time, and his celebrated essay Hōjōki is representative of the genre known as "recluse literature".

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Kamo no Mabuchi

First Name Kamo

Last Name Mabuchi

Born on April 24, 1697

Died on November 27, 1769 (aged 72)

Kamo no Mabuchi was a Japanese poet and philologist of the Edo period.

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