In fact, the author of "The Tale of Genji" once lived where the temple is now located. 03:37 She is known by the name Murasaki Shikibu and was born into an aristocratic family.

On display at Rozanji temple in Kamigyo Ward, the site of the residence of Murasaki Shikibu, a Heian Period (794-1185) noblewoman who wrote “The Tale of Genji,” are paintings created in the ...

Echizen Takefu, an area at the heart of the city, is the only location outside of Kyoto where Murasaki Shikibu, the celebrated author of "The Tale of Genji," resided. She spent over a year here ...

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Keene was born in New York in 1922. He first became interested in Japanese culture when he found an English translation of "Genji Monogatari," or "The Tale of Genji," at a bookstore in the city.