Romaji Diary and Sad Toys

The novella Romaji Diary represents the first instance of a Japanese writer using Romaji — roman script — to relate stories in non-kana or kanji format. Sad Toys is a collection of 194 Tanka, the traditional 31-syllable poems that evoke Japan's misty past.

• Author
• Takuboku Ishikawa

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 279

• Publisher
• Tuttle Publishing

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780804832533

• Genres
• poetry, japan, literature, journal

• Release date
• 2000