Hotaru - Fireflies

Unaware that Genji had arranged it, Prince Hotaru was delighted to receive a positive invitation from Tamakazura. The seat for the prince was prepared in front of her, just separated by curtains. Genji had earlier put a large number of fireflies in a cloth bag. Now he released them. Prince Hotaru was certain to look in Tamakazura’s direction. Genji wanted him to suspect her. The prince was excited to feel that she sat so close to him.

On the fifth day of the Fifth Month, Yugiri brought some friends to Rokujo after a ceremony of equestrian archery at court. They enjoyed some more equestrianism, which was again more varied than that at the palace. The lady of orange blossoms, Tamakazura, and her servants watched from the galleries of the northeast quarter. The women on the southeast quarter were watching from the distance. Genji went out to look at the equestrian ground. Genji often held similar events at his residence, as a demonstration of his power.