Quote of the day
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
Ono no Komachi
Born: 825
Died: 900 (aged 75)
Bio: Ono no Komachi was a Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen the six best waka poets of the early Heian period. She was renowned for her unusual beauty, and Komachi is today a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan.