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subsequently looked back to Saigyō for artistic inspiration. For example, quoting Saigyō's poem on the pine tree at
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was considered to be in decline and no longer as effective a means of salvation. These cultural shifts during his lifetime led to a sense of melancholy in his poetry. As a youth, he worked as a guard to retired
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that she dreamed of writing a similar travel book after reading Saigyō's work at age 8. Nijō later followed in Saigyō's footsteps when she became a
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