It was not until "Kokin Wakashu" (Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry) was compiled in 905 that waka (Japanese poetry written in Japanese characters rather than Chinese characters) stood on an equal footing to kanshi in Japanese literature.
その後905年に『古今和歌集』が編纂されるまで、和歌は日本文学の中で漢詩と対等な位置を得られなかった。