Kinyo Wakashu is the fifth Chokusen Wakashu (anthologies of Japanese poetry compiled by Imperial command), and it was completed before "Shika Wakashu" (Shika Collection of Japanese Poems) and after "Goshui Wakashu" (Later Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poetry).
『金葉和歌集』（きんようわかしゅう）は第五番目の勅撰和歌集で、『後拾遺和歌集』の後、『詞花和歌集』の前に位置する。