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Nijūichidaishū
The are Japan's twenty one imperial collections (chokusenshū) of waka poetry written by noblemen. The following texts listed in chronological order constitute the Nijūichidaishū:
The are the first eight collections, in which the first three collections are the . The Sandaishū provided both the language and organizational principles for the rest of the anthologies thereafter. They are:
- Kokin Wakashū
- Gosen Wakashū
- Shūi Wakashū
- Goshūi Wakashū
- Kin'yō Wakashū
- Shika Wakashū
- Senzai Wakashū
- Shin Kokin Wakashū
The are the later thirteen collections. They are:
- Shinchokusen Wakashū
- Shokugosen Wakashū
- Shokukokin Wakashū
- Shokushūi Wakashū
- Shingosen Wakashū
- Gyokuyō Wakashū
- Shokusenzai Wakashū
- Shokugoshūi Wakashū
- Fūga Wakashū
- Shinsenzai Wakashū
- Shinshūi Wakashū
- Shingoshūi Wakashū
- Shinshokukokin Wakashū
Note that the Shin'yō Wakashū—although an imperial anthology of Japanese poetry—is not included in the list of twenty one collections.
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