Sei Shōnagon
Many cultured women gathered as wives of Emperors, and court ladies, as well as the maids for these women; court officials often visited these women for influence, literary charm, or romances. Significant contributions to the literature of Japan were created in the Kōkyū during this period: works such as "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu, "The Pillow Book" by Sei Shōnagon, and many anthologies of "waka" poems.