Rozan-ji is a Tendai Buddhist temple located in northern part of Kyoto city. It is famous for being the place where Murasaki Shikibu, the author of the Japanese classic novel “The Tale of Genji”, have lived and written during the mid-Heian period, around 1000 years ago. This temple has gardens and exhibits, related to “The … Continue reading Rozan-ji temple : Exploring the Tale of Genji