The "Inpu-mon'in no Taifu" Japanese Dictionary of Personal Names+ digital edition, Kōdansha via Kotobank (26 December 2025, in Japanese) was a Japanese noblewoman and waka poet in the Heian period. She was a daughter of Fujiwara no Nobunari, and, at court, served Princess Ryōshi (known as Inpu-mon'in as a nyoin or honorary empress emerita), a daughter of Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
Poetry was integral to this court, and noble courtiers were expected to be skilled poets; writing poetry was an essential part of entertainment, communication, and relationships. Inpu-mon'in no Taifu belonged to a particular poetry group which focused around the home of poet-monk Shun'e—an estate called "the Garden in the Poetic Forest". Members of the group held many poetry contests, for which she wrote many poems.
Her work appears in a large number of imperial poetry collections, including Shingoshūi Wakashū, Senzai Wakashū, Shokugosen Wakashū, Gyokuyō Wakashū, Shinsenzai Wakashū, Shinchokusen Wakashū, and others.
Poetry One of her poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
References
External links E-text of her poems in Japanese