Chapter 08 — はなのえん (花の宴 / hana no en)
"Under the Cherry Blossoms" (Seidensticker)
"The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms" (Tyler)
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Genji's father is emperor (but this is the last chapter where that will be the case). Chapter covers the 2nd and 3rd months of Genji's 20th year.
Genji is 20; Aoi is 24; Fujitsubo is 25; Murasaki is 12; Oborozukiyo is 15