Ono no Oyu

Ono no Oyu (小野 老) was a Japanese bureaucrat and a poet. He served under Ōtomo no Tabito during the Dazaifu administration. He rose to the rank of Assistant Governor-General. Three of his tanka poems have been preserved in the Man'yōshū.

Tanka poem (Man'yōshū, 3:328): Awoni yoshi Nara no Miyako ha Sakuhana no Nihofuga gotoku Ima sakari nari

Translation:
 * In the beautiful green, here in the capital Nara, spring flowers are now in full bloom.