ɪnstˈɛd ʌvðə tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl bˈuːdɪst ɔːɹ ʃˈɪntoʊ tˈɛksts, ðə wˈɜːks ɹˈiːd ɪn ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd wɜː ðə wˈɔːɹ stˈoːɹiz ʌvðə twˈɛlfθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə tˈeɪheɪki, hˈaɪk mənˈɑːɡɐtˈɑːɹɹi, ænd dʒˈɛnpaɪzˌeɪsuːˌɪki.
Instead of the traditional Buddhist or Shinto texts, the works read in this period were the war stories of the 12th century such as the Taiheiki, Heike Monogatari, and Genpeiseisuiki.