《万叶集》是日本最早的歌集,颇似我国的诗经,收录了从七世纪前半期的舒明天皇时代到八世纪中叶的淳仁天皇时代的约150年间,上自天皇、贵族下至庶民的各个阶层的4,500多首长短不同的和歌。《万叶集》这个名字是“万言之集”(万の言葉集集),还是“万代之集”(万世の集),其说难以确定。日本当代研究《万叶集》的专家樱井满先生说:“《万叶集》是古典中的古典。在 “Mubarak” is Japan’s earliest album, quite similar to the Book of Songs, included from the first half of the seventh century, the era of Emperor Shu-ming to the mid-eighteenth century Emperor Chun Ren about 150 years, from the Emperor, the aristocracy down to the common people More than 4,500 heads of all walks of life have short vocals. It is hard to say whether the name “Mukaiji” is “a collection of ten thousand words” or a “collection of generations”. Mr. Sakurai Man, an expert on contemporary research in Japan, “Wan Ye Ji,” said: “” Wan Ye Ji "is a classic in classical style.