Although no one requested it ('Towazugatari' literally means "a tale nobody asked for"), Lady Nijo wrote her autobiographical tale as she served as Emperor Gofukakusa's lady-in-waiting from the age of 14 (1271) to around 49 (1306).
誰に問われるでもなく自分の人生を語るという自伝形式で、後深草天皇に仕えた女房二条の14歳（1271年）から49歳（1306年）ごろまでの境遇を書いた。