Murasaki Shikibu is considered the author of "The Tale of Genji" and also left "Murasaki Shikibu Nikki" (Murasaki Shikibu Diary), in which she wrote about the court when she went up to the court at the request of Fujiwara no Michinaga.

Murasaki Shikibu is considered the author of “The Tale of Genji” and also left “Murasaki Shikibu Nikki” (Murasaki Shikibu Diary), in which she wrote about the court when she went up to the court at the request of Fujiwara no Michinaga.