He is also said to have had affairs with over twenty other ladies, leading some to suspect he was one model for the main character of "Genji Monogatari" (the Tale of Genji), the titular Hikaru Genji, the Shining Prince.
他にも20人以上の女性との交際があったと言われ、『源氏物語』の主人公・光源氏のモデルの一人とされることもある。