More relevant to our study, two of the greatest Japanese works of prose, one semi-fictional novel and one diary, were written by Heian court women in the early 11th century.

• 与我们研究的最相近的有两篇最伟大的日本散文作品，一篇半虚构小说，一篇日记，就是11世纪初平安时代的两位宫廷妇女所写。