“Why does a story written over a thousand years ago in the Japanese imperial court still stir our hearts so deeply today?”

The Tale of Genji is known to almost every Japanese person. It is a grand, sweeping narrative that vividly and candidly captures every human emotion—love, heartbreak, astonishment, and even anger—vibrating just beneath the surface of the elegant court life.

Because this masterpiece is so vast and profound, I have chosen to illuminate it through a specific lens: the romantic journey of Hikaru Genji.

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