Japanese statesman and waka poet in the Nara period
718 CE to 785 CE
Ōtomo no Yakamochi ( c. 718 – October 5, 785) is a Japanese statesman and waka poet in the Nara period.
He is a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.
He was born into the prestigious Ōtomo clan; his grandfather is Ōtomo no Amaro and his father is Ōtomo no Tabito.
Ōtomo no Kakimochi is his younger brother, and Ōtomo no Sakanoe no Iratsume his aunt.
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