The Tale of Genji describes a scene in which Hikaru Genji holds a folded maple tree over his head and performs a dance, so it is likely that people in Murasaki Shikibu’s time loved the maple trees in the garden,” says Matsutani, Director Emeritus of the Kyoto Botanical Garden. The photo shows Jonangu Shrine, which was enshrined at Toba when the capital was moved to Heian-kyo.