Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Ihara Saikaku

Born: 1642
Died: September 9, 1693 (aged 51)
Bio: Ihara Saikaku was a Japanese poet and creator of the "floating world" genre of Japanese prose.
Known for:
- The Great Mirror of Male Love (1687)
- The Life of an Amorous Woman (1686)
- The life of an amourous man
- Five Women Who Loved Love
- Comrade loves of the samurai