Literary diaries written in kana began to be created such as "Tosa Nikki" (Tosa Diary), which was written in kana by KI no Tsurayuki who pretended to be a woman.
紀貫之が女性の立場から仮名で書いた『土佐日記』をはじめとして、仮名文の日記風の作品が認められるようになる。