POPULAR ARCHAEOLOGY: Possible ruins of locale for ‘The Tale of Genji’ found in Kyoto

Researchers here said they uncovered the apparent remains of the Dairi imperial residence of the Heiankyu palace, the locale for Heian Period (794-1185) literary classics “The Tale of Genji” and “The Pillow Book.”

According to a report on the findings by the Kyoto City Archaeological Research Institute, the excavation was carried out in 2015 in the Higashi-Shinmeicho district of Kyoto’s Kamigyo Ward, about 500 meters northwest of Nijo Castle.

The ruins are believed to be from the Tokaden and Kokiden halls, where the empress and female palace attendants stayed when Kyoto was the capital and called Heiankyo.

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