Short Japanese Culture Lesson: Murasaki Shikibu
In Uji, a town south of Kyoto, they honor the author Murasaki Shikibu with a small statue. In the early 11th Century, Murasaki Shikibu penned the Genji Monogatari, Tale of Genji, the first novel in Japan and perhaps the world.
Her story is about the life and loves of Prince Genji, a Japanese aristocratic playboy sometime in the 9th or 10th Century. I ask a couple of native experts about the famed authoress.
Room of Genji at Ishiyama-dera （石山寺） Temple, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Room of Genji is located next the Main Worship Hall (Hondo) in Ishiyama-dera （石山寺） Temple, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
It is said that Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote the famous novel of the Heian Period The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) in this room under the full moon light in August, 1004.
There are conflicting theories of where Lady Murasaki actually wrote this novel, one theory says that she wrote the novel at Rozanji Temple in Kyoto City, where her residence is located. However she might have spent a month at Room of Genji at Ishiyama-dera Temple and wrote parts of the Tale of Genji here.
The large temple garden behind the main Temple, has a statue of Lady Murasaki Shikibu, which is a great sight to watch.
Hope you enjoy this video.
Ancient Art Links: The Tale of Genji, Part One
The Tale of Genji (Part One) features the first major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, focusing on the artistic tradition inspired by a classic work of Japanese literature, The Tale of Genji. Written by Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh-century imperial court, the tale is often referred to as the world's first novel.
The exhibition features more than 120 works inspired by the novel, covering the period from the eleventh century to the present.
In Part One, Harvard professor Melissa McCormick, curator of the exhibition, leads the audience on a discovery tour of Japanese art and culture; John T. Carpenter, Curator of Japanese Art, at the Met, provides background information about Japanese literature and language development of the time.
Taped: 03-04-19
Ancient Art Links, a CUNY TV Digital Series, is a miniseries produced by Quan Ou, dedicated to exploring history via stories and profiles of ancient art treasures. The series of short films aims to bridge an information gap between members of the general public and art historians, and to become an entertaining and enlightening way to reflect on the past and the common links that join civilizations and humanity.
For more Ancient Art Links, visit
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旅の星 Tabinohoshi 「源氏物語ミュージアムと宇治川鵜飼」 Uji, Japan vol.17
★日本語の字幕(CC)を選択してお楽しみください
★Please select English (CC) for English captions.
宇治は、源氏物語ゆかりの地。
第三部が、宇治十帖と言われ、
まさに宇治が舞台だからだ。
源氏物語ミュージアムは、
物語と平安時代の文化を分かりやすく
教えてくれる。
そして、夏の風物詩、宇治川の鵜飼。
女性の鵜匠が見事に手綱をさばき、
海鵜と華麗な世界を見せてくれる。
まさに、平安気分だった。
Tale of Genji Museum and Uji River Cormorant Fishing (Ukai)
Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture
This journey to Uji focused on the area’s Heian roots
and particularly those places that figured in the Japanese classic,
“The Tale of Genji.” (The story itself and Japanese culture between
the 8th and 12th centuries are explained at the Tale of Genji Museum.)
The film also presented the summertime spectacle of cormorant fishing
on the Uji River with a close-up look at the dexterous skills
these women wield and the magnificence of the birds themselves.
☆詳細ＬＩＮＫ☆
宇治市観光協会
宇治市源氏物語ミュージアム
宇治川の鵜飼
歴史街道推進協議会
関西地域振興財団 Kansai Window TV
Music by
Kouhei Sako,Kaai Hanashita,Madoka Takenaka
JAPÓN 3: Antigüedad (Parte 2) - Periodos Nara y Heian (Documental Historia)
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Historia de Japón 3: Antigüedad (Parte 2) - Periodos Nara y Heian
EPISODIO 69 de PERO ESO ES OTRA HISTORIA (web serie documental)
Los emperadores del Periodo Nara tuvieron muchísimas influencias de China, como la escritura, el calendario y sobre todo la religión. El budismo llenó las instituciones, y el emperador Shomu hasta construyó una enorme estatua a Buda en el Todai-ji. También la emperatriz Shotoku tuvo un lío con un monje llamado Dokyo, pero el clan Fujiwara logró echarle y comenzar a mandar, rechazando el budismo para alcanzar una cultura propiamente japonesa.
Este nuevo periodo es conocido como Heian, una época de esplendor, cultura, arte... pero también lleno de guerras. Las aristocracias militares de las provincias empiezan a tener mucha independencia y mucho poder, y con sus ejércitos crean a los primeros samurais. A partir de 1051 empiezan grandes rebeliones de estos clanes por el poder, como Zenkunen, Hogen, Heiji y la gran Guerra de Genpei, que dio la supremacía al clan Minamoto y dio origen a la época feudal japonesa, la de los Shogunatos.
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