- Ihara Saikaku (1642–1693)
- Matsuo Başo (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)