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Yoshida Kenkō

Japanese author and Buddhist monk
Years: 1283 - 1350

Yoshida Kenkō (1283?

– 1350?)

is a Japanese author and Buddhist monk.

His most famous work is Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness), one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature.

Kenko writes during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods.