Chapter Titles of The Tale of Genji
In the many references to the chapters of The Tale of Genji in this volume, the original Japanese titles are cited. They are not translated because there is no unanimity among the three modern English translations, and no one set of titles is clearly superior to the other two. In lieu of providing translations, therefore, we have compiled the following list of chapter titles from the translations by Arthur Waley, Edward Seidensticker, and Royall Tyler.
  Murasaki Shikibu Arthur Waley Edward Seidensticker Royall Tyler
1 Kiritsubo Kiritsubo The Paulownia Court The Paulownia Pavilion
2 Hahakigi The Broom-Tree The Broom Tree The Broom Tree
3 Utsusemi Utsusemi The Shell of the Locust The Cicada Shell
4 Yūgao Yugao Evening Faces The Twilight Beauty
5 Wakamurasaki Murasaki Lavender Young Murasaki
6 Suetsumuhana The Saffron-Flower The Safflower The Safflower
7 Momiji no ga The Festival of Red Leaves An Autumn Excursion Beneath the Autumn Leaves
8 Hana no en The Flower Feast The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms Under the Cherry Blossoms
9 Aoi Aoi Heartvine Heart-to-Heart
10 Sakaki The Sacred Tree The Sacred Tree The Green Branch
11 Hanachirusato The Village of Falling Flowers The Orange Blossoms Falling Flowers
12 Suma Exile at Suma Suma Suma
13 Akashi Akashi Akashi Akashi
14 Miotsukushi The Flood Gauge Channel Buoys The Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi
15 Yomogiu The Palace in the Tangled Woods The Wormwood Patch A Waste of Weeds
16 Sekiya A Meeting at the Frontier The Gatehouse At the Pass
17 Eawase The Picture Competition The Picture Contest The Picture Contest
18 Matsukaze The Wind in the Pine-Trees The Wind in the Pines Wind in the Pines
19 Usugumo A Wreath of Cloud A Rack of Cloud Wisps of Cloud
20 Asagao Asagao The Morning Glory The Bluebell
21 Otome The Maiden The Maiden The Maidens
22 Tamakazura Tamakatsura The Jeweled Chaplet The Tendril Wreath
23 Hatsune The First Song of the Year The First Warbler The Warbler’s First Song
24 Kochō The Butterflies Butterflies Butterflies
25 Hotaru The Glow-Worm Fireflies The Fireflies
26 Tokonatsu A Bed of Carnations Wild Carnations The Pink
27 Kagaribi The Flares Flares The Cressets
28 Nowaki The Typhoon The Typhoon The Typhoon
29 Miyuki The Royal Visit The Royal Outing The Imperial Progress
30 Fujibakama Blue Trousers Purple Trousers Thoroughwort Flowers
31 Makibashira Makibashira The Cypress Pillar The Handsome Pillar
32 Umegae The Spray of Plum-Blossom A Branch of Plum The Plum Tree Branch
33 Fuji no uraba Fuji no Uraba Wisteria Leaves New Wisteria Leaves
34 Wakana, jō Wakana, Part I New Herbs, Part One Spring Shoots I
35 Wakana, ge Wakana, Part II New Herbs, Part Two Spring Shoots II
36 Kashiwagi Kashiwagi The Oak Tree The Oak Tree
37 Yokobue The Flute The Flute The Flute
38 Suzumushi (Not translated) The Bell Cricket The Bell Cricket
39 Yūgiri Yugiri Evening Mist Evening Mist
40 Minori The Law The Rites The Law
41 Maboroshi The Mirage The Wizard The Seer
42 Niou Miya Niou His Perfumed Highness The Perfumed Prince
43 Kōbai Kobai The Rose Plum Red Plum Blossoms
44 Takekawa “Bamboo River” Bamboo River Bamboo River
45 Hashihime The Bridge Maiden The Lady at the Bridge The Maiden of the Bridge
46 Shii ga moto At the Foot of the Oak-Tree Beneath the Oak Beneath the Oak
47 Agemaki Agemaki Trefoil Knots Trefoil Knots
48 Sawarabi Fern-Shoots Early Ferns Bracken Shoots
49 Yadorigi The Mistletoe The Ivy The Ivy
50 Azumaya The Eastern House The Eastern Cottage The Eastern Cottage
51 Ukifune Ukifune A Boat upon the Waters A Drifting Boat
52 Kagerō The Gossamer-Fly The Drake Fly The Mayfly
53 Tenarai Writing-Practice At Writing Practice Writing Practice
54 Yume no ukihashi The Bridge of Dreams The Floating Bridge of Dreams The Floating Bridge of Dreams