Kiritsubo no Mikado
Also Known As: His Majesty, the Emperor
Gender: M
Age: N/a
First introduced: 1, “The Paulownia Pavilion”
Relations: Genji’s father, Lover of Kiritsubo no Koi (Genji’s mother) and the Kokiden Consort (as well as numerous others )
Rank / Office / Title: His Majesty 1, 2, 7, 8; His Eminence (the Retired Emperor) 9; His Eminence / His Late Eminence 10; His Late Eminence 12, 13, 14
Other relevant information: N/a
Genji Links
- All 795 waka in the Genji, in order of their appearance in the text, divided by chapter
- Information on Kyoto (Modern day)
- Japanese Literature - Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings (2)
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings (3)
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings (4)
- Mp3 files of somebody reading Genji in Japanese
- Murasaki Shikibu: Genji monogatari (1987) - an animated film based on The Tale of Genji
- Narration, Courtesy, and Names by Royall Tyler
- Pictures from a Genji museum in Uji and from an illustrated handscroll of The Tale of Genji
- The Tale of Genji 1976 Seidensticker translation
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