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Tale_of_Genji

  1. A video clip of Japanese gardens in Kyoto and Nara has been posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo_cv-DNjyM
  2. A video clip of the 33 temples of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage has been posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIrzUC0W1Fg
  3. Photos of Japanese maple at http://taleofgenji.org/japanese_maple.html and Japanese gardens at http://taleofgenji.org/japanese_gardens.html
  4. Summaries for Chapters 4 and 5 have been added to http://www.taleofgenji.org/summary.html
  5. The latest novel in I.J. Parker's Sugawara Akitada series, The Masuda Affair, is now available at Amazon UK. Nov 1 for amazon.com.
  6. Summary for Chapter 3 has been added to http://www.taleofgenji.org/summary.html
  7. Text for Rozanji Temple added at http://www.taleofgenji.org/rozanji.html - mystery how current site can have been Murasaki's birthplace.
  8. Photo and text update to http://www.taleofgenji.org/yang_kwei-fei.html about Yang Guifei's legacy in China.
  9. There isn't a major photo update planned until next year but there will be smaller updates and some new pages added in the coming months.
  10. Since visitors asked for a convenient way to be informed when www.taleofgenji.org is updated, here it is!