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was a Japanese statesman and ''waka'' poet in the Nara period. He is a member of the . He was born into the prestigious Ōtomo clan; his grandfather was Ōtomo no Amaro and his father was Ōtomo no Tabito. Ōtomo no Kakimochi was his younger brother, and Ōtomo no Sakanoe no Iratsume his aunt. His granduncle is possibly Ōtomo no Komaro who came to Japan in the time of Empress Jitō. == Political life == The Ōtomo clan were warriors and bureaucrats in the Yamato Court, and Yakamochi served as a in several provinces. Like his grandfather and father before him, Yakamochi was a well-known politician, and by Enryaku rose to the position of , the highest bureaucratic position. In 738, he met Udoneri, and in 740 at the behest of Emperor Shōmu went to Kyūshū Daisaifu to suppress the rebellion of Fujiwara no Hirotsugu. In 745 he became a . In July of the following year, he became governor of Etchu Province, a post he lasted in until 751. By this time he was already the author of 220 ''waka''. In 751 he was promoted to and returned to the capital. In 754 he was appointed , and the following year concerned himself with the at Namba, a time that is described in the ''Sakimori Songs Collection'' in the ''Man'yōshū''. Yakamochi did not take part in the . Instead, he conspired with Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu, Isonokami Yakatsugu and Saeki no Imaemishi to plot the assassination of Fujiwara no Nakamaro. Afterwards Yoshitsugu took sole responsibility for the affair, but due to suspicions about Yakamochi's involvement he was transferred to the governorship of Satsuma Province. In 777 he rose to the governorship of Ise Province. According to the records of the , he served in this post for about five years. In 780 he was promoted to . Fearing suspicion and banishment from the capital for aiding in Hikami no Kawatsugu's , he remained quiet and was promoted to in 783. He died by drowning in Mutsu Province while attending to his concurrent post as ''shogun''. Soon after his death, Fujiwara no Tanetsugu was assassinated; suspecting that Yakamochi was involved in the affair, his burial was denied and he was posthumously disgraced and excommunicated. His son was stripped of rank and forced into exile, and it was only in 806 that he regained his rank. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ōtomo no Yakamochi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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