Murasaki Shikibu

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A mannequin dressed as Murasaki, at Nintendo's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Museum in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
The grave of Murasaki Shikibu, at Horikawa-Kitaôji in Kyoto.
  • Japanese: 紫式部 (Murasaki Shikibu)

The Heian period court lady Murasaki Shikibu is famous as the author of the Tale of Genji.