noun
Tales of Ise
A Heian-period collection of poems and narratives, known as 伊勢物語 (Ise Monogatari).
伊勢物語は在原業平が主人公とされる歌物語です。
The Tales of Ise is a poem-tale whose protagonist is said to be Ariwara no Narihira.
The title combines the place name 伊勢 (Ise) with 物語 (monogatari, 'tale'). The exact origin of the title is uncertain, but it refers to the Ise region, which appears in some episodes.