Yoshida Kenko

Urabe Kenko, also known as Yoshida Kenko or simply Kenko, was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is Tsurezuregusa, or Essays in Idleness, one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. He lived from 1283 to 1350. He lived during the early Muromachi and late Kamakura periods. Born Urabe Kenko, he was also a Buddhist monk, and Essays in Idleness is counted among the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. He was born in 1283 and died in 1350, and his work is one of the three representative works of the zuihitsu genre of miscellaneous essays.