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Ono no Komachi (小野 小町 approximate dates 825–900 A.D.) was a famous Japanese Waka poet, one of the Rokkasen— Six best Waka poets, in the Heian period.

She was noted as a rare beauty. Komachi is a symbol of a beautiful woman in Japan.

The place of her birth is uncertain. According to one tradition, she was born in what is now Akita Prefecture. In honor of her, the Akita Shinkansen is nicknamed Komachi. Also, a variety of rice, Akita Komachi, bears her name.

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