Japanese literature

Japanese literature, literary works produced in the language of the islands of Japan.

See also Asian drama.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Earliest Writings
• The Heian Era
• Medieval Literature
• Literary Forms of the Edo Era
• Western Influence
• Postwar Literature
• Bibliography

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