it is valued as one of the japan three majors lists , histories and satires , along with " makura no soshi " (the pillow book ) by sei shonagon and " hojoki " (an account of my hut ) by kamo no chomei . 清少納言の『枕草子』、鴨長明の『方丈記』と合わせて日本三大一覧歴史・風刺の一つと評価されている。
the famine occurred during a period of conflict (jisho-juei war ), and there remain many historical documents which describe the situation in detail such as the genpei seisuiki (the rise and decline of the minamoto and taira clans ) and the hojoki (an account of my hut ). 源氏・平氏による争乱期（治承・寿永の乱）の最中に発生した飢饉であり、源平盛衰記や方丈記など当時の状況を詳細に記す史料も多い。
among his story books in kana were " tagaminoue " (upon his and my bodies ), " kosakazuki " (small wine cup ), poem collections such as " minorakusenku ," commentaries such as " kashirakaki kamo no chomei hojoki " (an account of my hut ), " yononaka hyakushuchu " (commentaries to 100 poems in the world ) and so on . 仮名草子に「他我身之上（たがみのうえ）」「小巵（こさかずき」、句集の「身の楽千句」、注釈書類の「首書（かしらかき）鴨長明方丈記」「世中百首註」などがある。
the entry regarding the famine of yowa in kamo no chomei ' s " hojoki " (an account of my hut ) describes kyo (rakuchu ) as the area ' south of ichijo , north of kujo , west of kyogoku and east of suzaku ,' while hendo is described as consisting of shirakawa and nishinokyo (or nishikyo , formerly the ukyo area ). 鴨長明の『方丈記』の養和の飢饉に関する件には、京（洛中）を「一条よりは南、九条よりは北、京極よりは西、朱雀よりは東」と記し、続いて辺土として白河_(京都市)や西の京（西京/西ノ京、かつての右京地域）を挙げている。
medieval japanese classic literature such as the ' tale of heike ' that begins with " the voice of bells of jetavana vihara ," " tsurezure gusa " (essays in idleness ) written by kenko yoshida , " hojoki " (an account of my hut ) of kamo no chomei that begins with ' no water is present when the flowing river stops running ,' cannot be told without the mujo view of buddhism . 「祇園精舎の鐘の声」ではじまる軍記物語『平家物語』、吉田兼好の随筆『徒然草』、「ゆく河の流れは絶えずして、しかも、もとの水にあらず」ではじまる鴨長明の『方丈記』など、仏教的無常観をぬきに日本の中世文学を語ることはできない。
