Lady Sarashina (Takasue's daughter)
菅原孝標女
Sugawara no Takasue no musume
east asia
female author
heian era
Sugawara no Takasue no musume , also known as Takasue's Daughter and Lady Sarashina, was a Japanese noble woman, poet, and author best known for writing the Sarashina Nikki, a Heian period travel diary recording her life and travels from her teenage years to her fifties. She is also attributed by some scholars as the author of Hamamatsu Chūnagon Monogatari and Yoru no Nezame. Her personal name is unknown.Wikipedia →
