- Ihara Saikaku (1642-1693)
- Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694)
-Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1724)
- Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)
-Ueda Akinari (1734-1809)
- Kyokutei Bakin (1767-1848)
- Ryūtei Tanehiko (1783-1842)
- Takizawa Bakin (1767-1848)
- Jippensha Ikku (1765-1831)
- Santo Kyōden (1761-1816)