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THE TALE OF GENJI - A 1000 year old Japanese novel

Statue of Lady Murasaki who wrote "The Tale of Genji 1000 years ago, now stands adjacent to the legendary Uji Bridge in Uji City south of Kyoto. The last 10 chapters of The Genji are set in and around what was then the wild and remote area of Uji, a popular retreat for the Heian Era aristocracy..

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Statue of Lady Murasaki who wrote "The Tale of Genji 1000 years ago, now stands adjacent to the legendary Uji Bridge in Uji City south of Kyoto. The last 10 chapters of The Genji are set in and around what was then the wild and remote area of Uji, a popular retreat for the Heian Era aristocracy..