Yoru no Nezame

Yoru no Nezame (夜の寝覚, Wakefulness at Midnight) is a c. 11th century Japanese story.

The Teika manuscript of Sarashina Nikki identifies the author as the daughter of Sugawara no Takasue (1008 – c. 1059); however, there are no other means to corroborate this.

Their contents may be inferred from other sources such as Mumyōzōshi, Shūi Hyakuban Utaawase, Fūyō Wakashū, Yoru no Nezame Monogatari, and Nezame Monogatari Emaki.

Other characters include her elder sister Ōigimi and a Middle Counselor.

[1][2][3] The story is divided into four sections: The text remains in seven extant manuscripts.