Tale of Matsura

Fujiwara Teika is known as the premier poet and literary scholar of the early 13th century. It is not so widely known that he also tried his hand at fiction. Set in the pre-Nara period, The Tale of Matsura is the story of a young Japanese courtier who is sent to China with an embassy and has a number of supernatural experiences.

Fujiwara Teika este cunoscut drept primul poet si carturar de la inceputul secolului al XIII-lea. Nu se stie atat de mult ca si-a incercat mana la fictiune: Mumyozoshi (Frunze fara titlu; ca.