What is Japanese literature?
'''Japanese literature''' is [[literature]] written in the [[Japanese language]]. Early Japanese literature was a lot like [[Chinese literature]] because [[Japan]] and [[China]] had a lot of contact. Over time, Japanese literature became a new style that was different from Chinese literature. == Female authors == Female authors were successful during the [[Heian period]]. When the Imperial Court became less powerful, female authors were less successful. ==Related pages== *[[Basho]] *[[Japan studies]] *[[The Tale of Genji]] *[[Yasunari Kawabata]] *[[Yukio Mishima]] *[[Shusaku Endo]] *[[Pillow book]] *[[Haiku]] *[[Kenzaburo Oe]] *[[Natsume Soseki]] {{lit-stub}} [[Category:Japanese literature| ]]