, Japanese poet, occupies a prominent place in Japanese Literature of the Five Mountains, literature in Chinese written in Japan. Chugan's achievement was his mastery of this difficult medium, a signal of the ripening of Five Mountains poetry and prose in Japan.
A prominent Japanese poet, Chugan, is a key figure in Japanese Literature of the Five Mountains, which is Chinese literature written in Japan.  Chugan's accomplishment was his mastery of this challenging form, signifying the development of Five Mountains poetry and prose in Japan.