Ariwara no Motokata | |
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| Native name | 在原元方 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Period | early Heian |
| Genre | waka |
| Relatives | Emperor Heizei (great-great grandfather), Fujii no Fujiko (great-great grandmother), Emperor Kanmu (great-great grandfather), Fujiwara no Minamiko (great-great grandmother), Prince Abo (great grandfather), Princess Ito (great grandmother), Ariwara no Narihira (paternal grandfather), Ariwara no Muneyana (father) |
Ariwara no Motokata (在原元方, dates unknown, fl. late 800s – 900s CE) was a Japanese waka poet of the early Heian period.
He was included in the Late Classical Thirty-Six Poetic Geniuses, and thirty-three of his poems were included in poetry collections commissioned by the court.