In her fictionalized account of Murasaki's life, The Tale of Murasaki: A Novel, Liza Dalby has Murasaki involved in a romance during her travels with her father to Echizen Province.
Dalam kisah fiksi kehidupan Murasaki, The Tale of Murasaki: A Novel oleh Liza Dalby, Murasaki diceritakan terlibat percintaan selama perjalanan dengan ayahnya ke Provinsi Echizen.