Senka Dodoitsubo (都々一坊 扇歌 1804-1852)
First leading figure of Dodoitsu (unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern)
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Dodoitsubou is regarded as the pioneer of the Dodoitsubo art, a form of poetry appearing at the end of the Edo peiod. He gained an explosive fame and, before long, he was honored as the first leader of Dodoitsu poetry in history.
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