This is a list of texts written in classical Japanese, grouped by genres and in chronological order.

Genres

Buddhism

Sangyō Gisho The is the title of three annotated commentaries on important Buddhist sutras: , , and . ''Hokke Gisho'' An annotated commentary on the ''Lotus Sutra''; four volumes in length. It is based on the annotated text ''Fa Hua Yi Ji'' (法華義記) ...

** Shōmangyō Gisho (611) ** Yuimagyō Gisho (613) ** Hokke Gisho (615) * Gangōji Garan Engi (747) *

Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki The is a Japanese annotation of the '' Avatamsaka Sūtra''. Dated to 794,Takeuchi (1962:133-134) it is the oldest Japanese '' ongi'', or collection of difficult to interpret words showing their pronunciation and meaning,Kindaichi (1988:74) and i ...

(late Nara period) * Sangō Shiiki (794) *

Ōjōyōshū The was an influential medieval Buddhist text composed in 985 by the Japanese Buddhist monk Genshin. Three volumes in length and in kanbun prose, the text is a comprehensive analysis of Buddhist practices related to rebirth in the Pure Land of ...

(985) * heike nōkyō (1164) * Senchaku Hongan Nenbutsushū (1189) *

Shōbōgenzō is the title most commonly used to refer to the collection of works written in Japan by the 13th century Buddhist monk and founder of the Sōtō Zen school, Eihei Dōgen. Several other works exist with the same title (see above), and it is som ...

(mid 13th century) * Kyogyoshinsho (Kamakura period) * Tannisho (late Kamakura period) *

Denkoroku is a kōan collection written in 1300 by Keizan Jokin Zenji, the Great Patriarch of Sōtō Zen Buddhism, based on approximately a year of his Dharma talks. The book includes 53 enlightenment stories covering 1600 or more years based on the t ...

(late Kamakura period)

Confucianism and philosophy

Go Rin no Sho is a text on '' kenjutsu'' and the martial arts in general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645. Many translations have been made, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than other martial artists and people a ...

1645 * Fudōchi Shinmyōroku (unknown) * Rongo Shitsuchu (1600) *

Okina Mondō Okina may refer to: * ʻOkina, a letter used in some Polynesian languages, visually resembling a left single quotation mark * Okina () or , a character from the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' manga series * Okina, Spain, a village in the Basque Country * , ...

(1641) * Daigaku Kuwakumon (1655–1658) * Seikyo Yoroku (1665) * Shugi Washo (1673) *

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(1683) * Banmin Tokuyo (early 16th century) * Santokushō (early 16th century) * Dojimon (1704) * Shugi Gaisho (1709) *

Rongo Kogi In Māori mythology, Rongo or Rongo-mā-Tāne (also Rongo-hīrea, Rongo-marae-roa, and Rongo-marae-roa-a-Rangi) is a major god (''atua'') of cultivated plants, especially kumara (spelled ''kūmara'' in Māori), a vital crop. Other crops cul ...

(1712) * Yojokun (1713) *

Seiyō Kibun The is a 3-volume study of the Occident by Japanese politician and scholar Arai Hakuseki based on conversations with Italian missionary Giovanni Battista Sidotti. The first volume is a collection of conversations with Sidotti. The second volume ...

(1715) * Bendo (1717) * Benmei (1717) *

Oritaku Shiba no Ki is an autobiographical text written by Japanese Edo-period scholar-official Arai Hakuseki (1657–1725). It describes Arai's ancestors, his childhood, and his work as an official of the Tokugawa government, providing an invaluable perspective on t ...

(started on 1716), finished before the writer's death on 1725) * Seidan (written between 1716 and 1736) *

Tohi Mondo Tohi may refer to the following people: * Aisea Tohi (born 1987), Tongan sprint runner * Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi (born 1959), Tongan artist * Tohi Te Ururangi (died 1864), New Zealand tribal leader and assessor * Tohi (singer) (born 1988), Iranian ...

(1739) * Shutsujo Kougo (1744) * Shizen Shineido (partially published between 1751 and 1764) * Kokuiko (1765) * Naobinomitama (1771) *

Gengo Gengo was a web-based translation platform headquartered in Tokyo. History Gengo was founded in 2008 by Matthew Romaine and Robert Laing. Prior to starting Gengo, Romaine was an audio research engineer and translator with Sony Corporation, and ...

(1775) *

Sobo Kigen Sobo may refer to: Places * Sobo, La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago * Mount Sobo, Japan * SoBo or South Mumbai South Mumbai, colloquially SoBo from South Bombay in Anglo-Indian English, administratively the Mumbai City District, is the city ...

(1788) * Uiyamabumi (1799) * Shutsujo Shogo (1811) * Rangaku Kotohajim

(1814) * Kyukeidan (1815) *

Yume no Shiro is the Japanese word for dream, and may refer to: People *, Japanese rugby sevens player *, Japanese actress *, Japanese rugby sevens player *, Japanese gravure idol and actress *, Japanese professional footballer Entertainment *YuMe, a multi- ...

(1820) * Kodo Taii (1824) * Tsugi (completed on 1832, published on 1847) * Senshin Dosakki (1833) * Kyuo Dowa (1835) * Jurinhyo (1836) *

Genshi Shiroku Genshi may refer to: * Fujiwara no Genshi (1016–1039), Empress consort (''chūgū'') of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan * Genshi (templating language) Genshi is a template engine for XML-based vocabularies written in Python. Genshi is used to ea ...

** Genshiroku (1824) **

Genshi Koroku Genshi may refer to: * Fujiwara no Genshi (1016–1039), Empress consort (''chūgū'') of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan * Genshi (templating language) Genshi is a template engine for XML-based vocabularies written in Python. Genshi is used to ea ...

(1838) ** Genshi Banroku (1850) ** Genshi Tetsuroku (1852) *

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Ugen Ugen is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: * Lorraine Ugen (born 1991), English long jumper and sprinter * Ugen Tenzin (born 1966), Bhutanese politician {{Short pages monitor