first-ever novel, japanese society, the tale of genji

The Missing Chapter of ‘The Tale of Genji’ Found In Tokyo

Some discoveries of missing or little-known relics and historical objects can make you stunned. This is what happened when the missing chapter of the first-ever novel, The Tale of Genji, was located in a storage room in a Tokyo house. The Tale of Genji was composed sometime in the 11th century. The house belongs to ...

Max Lu

Genji emaki.