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1642 CE - 1693 CE: Life of the celebrated Japanese poet and author Ihara Saikaku.
1675 CE: Ihara Saikaku publishes his 'Dokugin ichinichi senku' ('A Thousand Verses Composed Alone in a Single Day'),.
1682 CE: Ihara Saikaku writes a collection of fictional stories called 'Koshoku ichidai otoko' ('The Man who Loved Love').