Japanese Literature: Forms of Waka, Tosa Nikki and Oku no Hosomichi

Both verbal and written literature reflect its production society. The history of Japanese literature, especially the history of poetry is very extensive. If we start with Manyoushuu written in 770, to date, Waka has a history of more than 1200 years. Such a large literary work makes it possible to understand Japanese history through its poetry and prose. The development of Waka and the change it has received over time are not only reflections of the art form but also the reflection of the author.

The origin of Kiko and travel literature in Japan has been over 1000 years. One of the earliest examples of Kiko is Endo Nikki, the most probable diary written in 935 in the Heian period of Japan, Tsurugi Tree. Another important example of Kiko is that it is very similar to Tosanikki Kiso Tsuruyuki as one of the reasons that it has been separated in composition for years. A narrow northern narrow road, this is a description of the Edo period in the late 17th century.

Tosa diary is the first remarkable example of a Japanese diary as a literature. Until that time, the word "Nikki" represented a dry official record of the government and housework written by the Chinese. On the other hand, Tosa diary is written in Japanese using a phonetic. The characters in this era used pseudonyms and Chinese sentences, but women are usually not taught by the latter but are limited to pseudonymous literature. By creating a diary from the perspective of a fictitious female narrator, Tsurayuki can avoid using kanji or quoting poetry, but instead focuses on Japanese and his poetry aesthetics .

His Tosa diary written in 935 records his travel from Tokushima to Kyoto from the viewpoint of so-called female colleagues. Tsuchiyuki abandoned the diary tradition written in Chinese, using Chinese, Waka, and a woman's narrator to convey the emotional aspects of the journey. He is known for his poem Waka and is considered one of 36 poems chosen by Fujiwara no Kaneko. It is also known as one of the editors of Kogane Waka Song. Tsuki wrote one of the preface of "Novel Wakashu" and the other is Chinese. His preface is the first important article about Waka. He wrote his history from the origin of his mythology to his contemporary Waka, and to some of the major poets, and some stiff criticisms of his predecessors like Ariwara Narihira While doing it classified it as a genre.