From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Tale of Genji Museum
The Tale of Genji Museum
The Tale of Genji Museum
Court ladies in jūnihitoe
The Tale of Genji Museum is in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. It dis-
plays the world of the Japanese classic novel The Tale of
Genji with projected images, models, and exhibitions. The
culture of the Imperial Court of the Heian Period, the
aristocrats’ costumes and the furnishings of their resi-
dences are shown here.
The last ten chapters of The Tale of Genji are set in
Uji; the hero is Kaoru Genji (a son of Hikaru Genji). The
story of these chapters is reproduced with great realism
using a scrim and life-sized set. Visitors are introduced to
the story line and main characters. A short film based on
the Ten Uji Chapters and created solely for the museum
is presented in the movie room.
There is a library with a collection of books about The
Tale of Genji.
The museum was opened in 1998.
The attire and the furnishings
Gallery
Links
• The Tale of Genji Museum (official site)
The The
oxen- movie
drawnroom
car-
riage
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Categories: Museums in Kyoto Prefecture, Literary museums in Japan
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