Japanese poetry anthologies
Ancient collection
Title Date Emperor Compiler(s) Number of poems
Man’yôshu
(Collection of Ten-thousand Leaves)
completed c.760 Unclear who ordered it Ôtomo no Yakamochi (?)  4,562 
The 21 Imperial Anthologies
Title Date Emperor Compiler(s) Number of poems
Kokinshû
(Collection of Ancient and Modern Poetry
c.905 – 920 Daigo Ki no Tsurayuki
Ki no Tomonori
Oshikôchi no Mitsune
Mibu no Tadamine
1,111
Gosenshû
(Later Collection of Poetry)
951 Murakami Ônakatomi no Yoshinobu
Kiyowara no Motosuke
Ki no Tokibumi
Sakanoue no Mochiki
1,426
Shûishû
(Collection of Gleanings)
1005 – 1011 Kazan Kazan Tennô
Fujiwara no Kintô
1,351
Goshûishû
(Later Collection of Gleanings)
1086 Shirakawa Fujiwara no Michitoshi 1,200
Kin’yôshû
(Collection of Golden Leaves)
1127 Shirakawa Minamoto no Shunrai 716
Shikashû
(Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems)
1188 Sutoku Fujiwara no Akisuke 411
Senzaishû
(Collection of a Thousand Years)
1188 Go-Shirakawa Fujiwara no Shunzei 1,287
Shinkokinshû
(New Collection of Ancient and Modern Poetry)
1216 Go-Toba Fujiwara no Teika
Fujiwara no Ietaka
Fujiwara no Ariie
Jaturen
Minamoto no Michitomo
Fujiwara no Masatsune
1,978
Shinchokusenshû
(New Royally-Ordered Poetry Collection)
1235 Go-Horikawa Fujiwara no Teika 1,374
Shokugosenshû
(Later Collection of Poetry, Continued)
1251 Go-Saga Fujiwara no Tameie 1,368
Shokukokinshû
(Collection of Ancient and Modern Poetry, Continued)
1265 Go-Saga Fujiwara no Tamefuji
Fujiwara no Tamesada
1,347
Shokushûishû
(Collection of Gleanings, Continued)
1278 Kameyama Fujiwara no Tameuji 1,461
Shingosenshû
(New Later Collection of Gleanings)
1303 Go-Uda Kyôgoku no Tameyo 1,606
Gyokuyôshû
(Collection of Jeweled Leaves)
1312 – 1313 Fushimi Kyôgoku no Tamekane 2,801
Shokusenzaishû
(Collection of a Thousand Years, Continued)
1320 Go-Uda Fujiwara no Tameyo 2,159
Shokusenzaishû
(Collection of a Thousand Years, Continued)
1325 Go-Daigo Fujiwara no Tamefuji
Fujiwara no Tamesada
1,347
Shokugoshûishû
(Later Collection of Gleanings, Continued)
completed c.760 Unclear who ordered it Ôtomo no Yakamochi (?)  4,562 
Fûgaishû
(Collection of Elegance)
1349 Kôgon Hanazono-In
Kôgon Tennô
2,211
Shinsenzaishû
(New Collection of a Thousand Years)
1359 Go-Kôgon Fujiwara no Tamesada 2,364
Shinshûishû
(New Collection of Gleanings)
1364 Go-Kôgon Fujiwara no Tameaki
Ton’a
1,920
Shingoshûishû
(New Later Collection of Gleanings)
1383 Go-En’yû Fujiwara no Tametô
Fujiwara no Tameshige
1,554
Shinshokukokinshû
(New Continued Collection of Ancient and Modern Poetry)
1439 Go-Hanazono Asuki no Masayo 2,144

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