If you ever feel like doing some Heian reading, there's Ivan Morris's book The World of the Shining Prince: courtlife in ancient Japan. It's from 1960's, perhaps a bit dated, but rather entertaining read. I liked it a lot. (But then again, I'm beginning to suspect I'm becoming some kind of a Heian age addict... xD)

I was thinking about that same thing. I don't know... all the stuff I've read has said nothing about this. (What, the books don't have sections explaining how court ladies play go with men? Imagine that.) xD I meant in general - like with Sei, I remember her being annoyingly vague about it, exactly how, where and why court ladies would be face to face with different people. I guess she didn't feel the need to explain something everyone knows anyway...