The "Heike Monogatari" (The Tale of the Heike) was performed by biwa-playing minstrels, and in the Muromachi period, the "Taiheiki" (The Record of the Great Peace) was told by Taiheiki-yomi (Taiheiki storytellers).
『平家物語』は琵琶法師により、室町時代には『太平記』が太平記読みにより語られた。