KYOTO Researchers here said they uncovered the apparent remains of the Dairi imperial residence of the Heiankyu palace, the locale for Heian Period (794-1185) literary classics “The Tale of Genji” and “The Pillow Book.”
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Fate/Grand Order, that can mean only one thing. It is time for an event.
FGO is going all-out on the chocolate as always. This time things, will also have a literary edge, thanks to a new character.
New to the game is none other than Murasaki Shikibu, a 10th-century Japanese author and creator of what is considered to be the world’s first novel:
The Tale of Genji. The book follows the adventures of Hikaru Genji, the son of an ancient Japanese emperor.
The Tale of Genji became famous even in its own time for its detailed descriptions of courtly romance and aristocratic society, cementing the theory that Murasaki Shikibu (her pen name) was actually a lady-in-waiting in the court of the Fujiwara, the clan that monopolized the regencies of Heian-era Japan.