Ono no Minemori

was a Japanese historian, poet, and politician of the early Heian period. He wrote in the kanshi style of poetry. Biography Ono no Minemori was born in 778. He was the third son of , the . He was a trusted attendant of Emperor Saga from the time the latter was crown prince. In 808 he was promoted to the position of , and went on to serve in positions such as and , as well as serving in various provincial governments such as those of Ōmi Province, Mino Province, Mutsu Province, Awa Province, and ultimately, in 822, . He demonstrated his skill as an administrator the following year when, he introduced reforms allowing the farming of government-owned rice paddies in the Dazaifu to relieve the burden of the peasants under his administration. He also directed the construction of the , a rest stop for visitors to the Dazaifu.