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Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI) is a searchable online database of Japanese historical documents and English translations. It is part of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of California at Berkeley .
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[10] [11] According to legend, the scholar Wani introduced the Chinese writing system as well as Confucianism to Japan. [10] The oldest texts of Japanese origin, which show a clear understanding of the concept of writing, date to the 5th century and are—like most texts from before 700—inscriptions on stone or metal. [ 12 ]
The University of Virginia Japanese Text Initiative (JTI) is a project intended to provide a comprehensive online database of Japanese literary texts. Sponsored by the University of Virginia and the University of Pittsburgh East Asian Library, the online collection contains over 300 texts from Japan's pre-modern and modern periods (generally ...
Murasaki Shikibu Nikki (The Murasaki Shikibu Diary) (1008–10) Sarashina Nikki (1020–59) Shunki (1038–54), written by Fujiwara no Sukefusa; Tokinoriki (1075–1108), written by Taira no Tokinori; Gonijō Moromichi-ki (1083–99), written by Fujiwara no Moromichi; Chūyūki (1087–1132), written by Fujiwara no Munetada
[64] [65] [66] By the 14th century, linked verse or renga superseded waka poetry in importance. [67] [68] There are 30 National Treasures of 14 collections of waka and two works on waka style, compiled from between the 8th and the mid-13th century with most from the Heian period. The two works of waka theory are Wakatai jisshu (945) and Korai ...
The Kojiki was written first in 711. It is the oldest surviving Japanese book. [11] [12] It is believed that the compilation of various genealogical and anecdotal histories of the imperial (Yamato) court and prominent clans began during the reigns of Emperors Keitai and Kinmei in the 6th century, with the first concerted effort at historical compilation of which we have record being the one ...
One handscroll, ink on paper; 25.7 cm × 2,150 cm (10.1 in × 846.5 in) Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo: Commentary on the Vimalakirti Sutra (浄名玄論, jōmyō genron) [38] unknown Oldest extant text using the Japanese dating system; 20 to 40 characters per line; originally in the possession of Tōdai-ji