The collection presents tanks and hokku by more than 180 authors; including those whose works were included in the famous anthology "Hyakunin Issyu" ("One Hundred Poems of One Hundred Poets"). This anthology is included in the book in its entirety. The original of each poem is given in Russian transcription, followed by one or more translations with comments that allow you to get an idea of ​ ​ both the author and the circumstances under which the lines he composed were written. Almost every poem in the collection is illustrated by the original Japanese engraving. Among these drawings are the works of such masters as Hokusai, Yoshitoshi, Hiroshige, Harunobu, which makes this anthology a unique publication.