Imperial Prince Atsumi

Imperial Prince Atsumi (893–967), known as the Rokujō Prince, was the eighth son of Emperor Uda and a younger brother of Emperor Daigo. He reached the first imperial rank and headed the Shikibu ministry.

A gifted musician, he played flute and strings at court and led one side of the Teiji-in poetry contest of 913. He resigned in 945, took Buddhist vows as Kakushin at Ninna-ji in 950, and died there in 967 aged seventy-five. His son Minamoto no Masanobu founded the Uda Genji line.