In the end, he was succeeded by his son, Prince Ōtomo, also known as Emperor Kōbun, then by Tenji's brother Prince Ōama, also known as Emperor Temmu.

Prince Ōtomo ( Ōtomo-shinnō ) was the favorite son of Emperor Tenji ; and he was also the first to be accorded the title of Daijō-daijin.

In his lifetime, he was known as Prince Ōtomo ( 大友皇子, Ōtomo no ōji ).

Prince Ōtomo was only given his posthumous title and name in 1870.

For centuries, the hapless Prince Ōtomo was not considered to have been a part of the traditional order of succession.

Since Ōtomo had weak political support from his maternal relatives, the general wisdom of the time held that it was not a good idea for him to ascend to the throne, yet Tenji was obsessed with the idea.

The editor of the Man ' yōshū is anonymous, but it is believed that the final editor was Ōtomo no Yakamochi.

As a 17-year-old teenager, he discovered comic books, and became a fan of creators such as John Byrne, Jack Kirby, Frank Miller and George Pérez ( as well as the writing of Alan Moore ), but was especially drawn to the more atypical art of Michael Golden and Katsuhiro Ōtomo, creator of the manga Akira.

The first to receive this title was Ōtomo no Otomaro.

When Emperor Buretsu died with no apparent heir, it was Ōtomo no Kanamura who recommended Emperor Keitai, a very distant imperial relative who resided in Koshi Province, as the new monarch.

By trying to negotiate a peace between such well known daimyo as Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, Shimazu Takahisa, Ōtomo Yoshishige, Mōri Motonari, and Amago Haruhisa, the shogun's authority was again recognized by various daimyo.

During this time, the Saeki-Ōtomo clan suffered government persecution due to allegations that the clan chief, Ōtomo Yakamochi, was responsible for the assassination of his rival Fujiwara Tanetsugu.

He was born into the prestigious Ōtomo clan ; his grandfather was Ōtomo no Amaro and his father was Ōtomo no Tabito.

* Ōmuraji ( Great Deity chieftain ): Ōtomo Kanamura Maro, also known as Nakatomi no Kanamura.

* Empress: Ōtomo no Koteko, also known as Otehime

The fourth period spans 730 – 760 and includes the work of the last great poet of this collection, the compiler Ōtomo no Yakamochi himself, who not only wrote many original poems but also edited, updated and refashioned an unknown number of ancient poems.

In 1981, Ōtomo began improvising in the first Japanese house club in Tokyo ( Jazu Kissa ), performing on guitar and also using tapes and synthesizer devices, like Roland drum machines.

Ōtomo has also released duo albums with early experimental turntablist Christian Marclay ( Moving Parts, 2000 ) and another Japanese electronic musician, Nobukazu Takemura ( Turntables + Computers, 2003 ).

Ōtomo also has a quartet with three other musicians from different parts of Asia.

In the late 6th century, Ōtomo no Koteko, also known as Otehime, came to this area.

* Ōtomo Sōrin ( 大友 宗麟 ) ( 1530 – 1587 ), also known as Fujiwara no Yoshishige ( 藤原 義鎮 ) and Ōtomo Yoshishige ( 大友 義鎮 ).

* 1959 – Yoshihide Ōtomo, Japanese musician and composer ( Ground Zero and Filament )

* October 5 – Ōtomo no Yakamochi, Japanese statesman and waka poet

Several seiyū ( Japanese voice actors ) played roles in the TV Tokyo edition of the Japanese dub, such as Kōichi Yamadera ( Cyclops ), Shinobu Adachi ( Jean Grey ), Rihoko Yoshida ( Storm ), Akiko Hiramatsu ( Jubilee ), Masashi Ebara ( Wolverine ), Norio Wakamoto ( Mr. Sinister ), Yūko Kobayashi ( Rogue ), Yoshito Yasuhara ( Gambit ), Ayako Shirashi ( Mystique ), Ryūzaburō Ōtomo ( Magneto ), Rokurō Naya ( Professor X ), and Mitsuru Ogata ( Morph ).

Ōtomo studied at the Meiji University from 1979, where he studied ethnomusicology, concentrating on the Japanese pop music of World War II and the development of musical instruments during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

The Tenshō embassy ( Japanese: 天正の使節, named after the Tenshō Era in which the embassy took place ) was an embassy sent by the Japanese Christian Lord Ōtomo Sōrin to the Pope and the kings of Europe in 1582.

The idea of sending a Japanese embassy to Europe was originally conceived by the Jesuit Alessandro Valignano, and sponsored by the three Kirishitan daimyos Ōmura Sumitada ( 1532 – 1587 ), Ōtomo Sōrin ( 1530 – 1587 ) and Arima Harunobu ( 1567 – 1612 ).

was a Japanese poet, best known as the father of Ōtomo no Yakamochi, who contributed to compiling the Man ' yōshū alongside his father.

The Ōtomo clan ( 大友氏 ) was a Japanese clan whose power stretched from the Kamakura period through the Sengoku period, spanning over 400 years.

Xavier and other Jesuit missionaries would return to Kyūshū, traveling and proselytizing ; the Ōtomo were always well-disposed towards them, and they saw some success in Bungo as a result, converting many Japanese to Christianity.

* Udaijin, Ōtomo no Nagatoko ( 大伴長徳 ) (?– 651 ), 649 – 651.

In his old age, Tenji had a son, Prince Ōtomo, by a low-ranking consort.

A year later, ( in 672 ) Tenji died and Prince Ōtomo ascended to the throne as Emperor Kōbun.

The compiler, or the last in a series of compilers, is today widely believed to be Ōtomo no Yakamochi, although numerous other theories have been proposed.

The third period spans 700 – c. 730 and covers the works of such poets as Yamabe no Akahito, Ōtomo no Tabito and Yamanoue no Okura.

Ōtomo no Otomaro became the first Sei-i Taishōgun in history.

Nukata no Ōkimi, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Yamabe no Akahito, Yamanoue no Okura, Ōtomo no Tabito and his son Yakamochi were the greatest poets in this anthology.

* Ōtomo no Yakamochi ( c. 717 – 785 ): Man ' yōshū

The Ōtomo and Mononobe clans were the military leaders, and the Nakatomi and Inbe clans handled rituals.

The Soga clan provided the highest minister in the government, while the Ōtomo and Mononobe clans provided the second highest ministers.

After Kazuraki declined in the late 5th century, the Ōtomo clan temporarily took its place.

The success of this album brought them to the attention of Katsuhiro Ōtomo, who commissioned them to create the soundtrack of Akira.

At that time, many prominent gokenin, including the Mori clan ( 1221 ) and the Ōtomo clan, moved from the east to the west.