, 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.
The renowned Japanese poet, Chugan, holds a significant position within Japanese Literature of the Five Mountains, a genre of Chinese writing originating in Japan. His exceptional skill in this complex literary style marked a turning point for the evolution of Five Mountains poetry and prose in Japan.