For 10 points, name this homeland of Basho and Lady Murasaki.
One author from this country describes a man who sells his family's land to The Emperor in The Silent Cry. In addition to Oe, a poet from this country wrote about the sea at Sado and a frog jumping into a pond. In addition to the author of Narrow Road to the Deep North, another author from this country described Lady Aoi's relationship with the title prince in The Tale of Genji. For 10 points, name this homeland of Basho and Lady Murasaki.
One author from this country describes a man who sells his family's land to The Emperor in The Silent Cry.
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