Particularly, the last 10 chapters are called the 'Ten Quires of Uji'; the story takes place in Kyo and Uji City, mainly dealing with the romance between two Otokogimi (Kaoru and Nioumiya), and the three sisters of Uji, containing Buddhist thought.
特に最後の10帖は「宇治十帖」と呼ばれ、京と宇治市を舞台に、薫・匂宮の2人の男君と宇治の三姉妹の恋愛模様を主軸にした仏教思想の漂う内容となっている。