Want to get around easily?
We recommend the one-day bus pass!
Traveling with Chu-Genji!
The Tale of Genji
KYOTO Stamp Rally!
Want to get around easily?
We recommend the one-day bus pass!
KYOTO Stamp Rally!
Welcome to the English version of
"Traveling with Chu-Genji! The Tale of Genji KYOTO Stamp Rally!" website!
You can see information
about temples and shrines where you can get stamps.
★Subway,Bus One-day pass is convenient for the stamp rally.
You can purchase your tickets in advance at Kyoto City Bus/Subway information centers or at commuter pass sales locations.
(One Day Pass Adult of 1100 yen． An infant of 550 yen. )
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★Collect three stamps and get a prize!
★Stamps should be stamped on Japanese mounts.
★Prize exchange places:
Shimogamo Shrine,
Kamigamo Shrine,
Tenryū-ji Temple,
Rozan-ji Temple,
Kiyomizu-dera Temple,
Shosei-en Garden
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★Organized by:
Kyoto Prefectural Sagano High School’s
“Kyo-Heian Cultural Theory” Academic Laboratory
★Supervision:
Ms. Junko YAMAMOTO,
professor at Kyoto University of Advanced Science
★Illustrations:
Ms. Midori Nagata
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★This project is supported by:
Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau
Kyoto Bus Co.
Murata Machinery, Ltd
HORIBA, Ltd.
Nichicon Corporation
Maxell, Ltd.
GS YUASA International Ltd.
SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
SEIWA ELECTRIC MFG. CO., LTD.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
SK-Electronics CO., LTD.
Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Samco Inc.
DKS Co. Ltd.
SHIMADZU CORPORATION
Shachihata Inc.
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★For those who have completed the stamp rally!
Please answer our survey to help us improvethis stamp rally!
↓ Please click on the link below. Thank you so much! ↓
The existence of The Tale of Genji was first documented on November 1, 1008 (Kansei 5) in the diary of the author Murasaki Shikibu. One thousand years later, “Classics Literature Day” was launched in 2008 in Kyoto, Japan to celebrate the millennium of The Tale of Genji. In addition, we promote familiarity, learning, and utilization of classical literature, music, and paintings on this day. In 2014, Classics Day was enacted by law and November 1st, the day associated with The Tale of Genji, officially became “Classics Day.”
This project would not have been possible without the help, support, and guidance of many people. Particularly, we appreciate Ms. Junko YAMAMOTO for her helpful comments. We will continue to do our best to get everyone to know about Japanese classical literature. Again, we are grateful to everyone who supports our project.
The Tale of Genji is the world’s oldest novel and was written by noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu, also known as Lady Murasaki, during the early eleventh century. Lady Murasaki lived on the outskirts of Kyoto about 1,000 years ago. The novel offers a snapshot of life for the aristocracy near the height of the Heian period (794-1185), and centers on the romantic life of the main character Hikaru Genji, the handsome son of an emperor. The story follows Hikaru Genji’s love affairs with the court ladies around him and the competition among the nobility to find “true light.” Even after the death of Hikaru Genji, his descendants continue the story in a spectacular way.