Man’yōshū
The Man’yōshū is Japan’s earliest surviving Japanese poetry anthology, preserving more than 4,500 poems from the seventh and eighth centuries.
Waka
Classical Literature
Classical Japanese literature encompasses ancient and medieval poetry, court narratives, essays, diaries, war tales, and religious writing preserved through changing textual traditions.
Yūgen
Yūgen is a medieval aesthetic term for profound, elusive beauty conveyed through suggestion, overtones, restraint, and imaginative depth.