"Yukihira" redirects here. For the twelfth-century military general, see Shimokōbe Yukihira.
Chūnagon Yukihira from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.Ariwara no Yukihira (left) in exile on Suma Island with Matsukaze and Murasame, depicted in an 1887 woodblock print by Yoshitoshi.
In this Japanese name, the surname is Ariwara.
Ariwara no Yukihira (在原 行平, 818 – September 6, 893) was a Japanese Heian period courtier and bureaucrat, who held a number of positions over the course of his life. At one time or another, he was governor of the provinces of Harima, Bizen, Shinano, and Bitchū. He also served as Councillor (中納言, chūnagon), Minister of Agriculture (民部卿, minbukyō), and inspector (azechi) of Mutsu and Dewa provinces.
Yukihira was also a poet, many of his works being published alongside those of his brother, Narihira. He also established a school, called Shogaku-in, for the purpose of educating members of the Ariwara family.
His most famous poem, no. 16 in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu is as follows:
Japanese text[1]
Romanized Japanese[1]
English translation[2]
立ち別れ
いなばの山の
峰に生ふる
まつとし聞かば
今帰り来む
Tachi-wakare
inaba no yama no
mine ni ouru
matsu to shi kikaba
ima kaeri kon
Though I may leave
for Mt. Inaba,
famous for the pines
covering its peak,
if I hear you pine for me
I'll come straight home to you.
^ abMcMillan 2010, p.158
^McMillan 2010, p.16
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