Location: Uji
Top Things to do in Uji
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Uji (宇治市, Uji-shi) is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Restaurants in Uji
1. Byodoin Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,628 reviews
Temple near Kyoto; famous statue of seated Buudha by 11th-century sculptor, Jocho.
Reviewed By suzannep34
This temple is an excellent half day's visit from Kyoto. As it's on the JR Nara line, it can be easily combined with the Fushimi Inari shrine, we stopped there on the way back from Uji and had plenty of time to see both. There are some beautiful cherry trees and wisteria in the grounds, and on a sunny day the reflections of the temple in the water must be stunning. We visited on a Saturday afternoon, and although there were crowds of tourists, the traditional tea room was quiet and the matcha green tea, served hot or chilled, is definitely worth trying! Nearby there are lots of matcha souvenir shops and more places to enjoy traditional green tea, also ice cream sprinkled with matcha powder, enjoy!!
2. Obakusan Manpuku - ji Temple
3. Byodo-in Temple Museum Hoshokan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 230 reviews
Reviewed By nobunaga2017 - London, United Kingdom
Contains a fasinating recreation of what the byodo-in looked like inside when built.There are also a collection of the smaller statues which were also in the byodo-in-if you are intrested in Japanese scupture they are a must see.
4. The Tale of Genji Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By shepard-v-n7 - Sydney, Australia
Spent about an hour and a bit here - a few rooms, and I particularly liked the one telling about the uji chapters. I would say it’s definitely a well-maintained museum, small but containing interesting details. English audio commentary is available and I’m glad I opted for that to understand what was going on. There’s also a short film of the uji chapters, definitely watch that and the audio commentary covers that too. Small but interesting gift shop with a cafe that was quite busy when I visited.
5. Koshoji Temple
6. Ujigami Shrine
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 356 reviews
Reviewed By 394stefani - Uji, Japan
Beautiful cherry trees within the shrine area: A must see during the sakura-season. Also beautifully located at the Uji-River - really worth a visit.
7. Mimurotoji Temple
8. Uji River
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 389 reviews
Reviewed By WeiLynn - George Town, Malaysia
This beautiful river runs through the township of Uji – famed for its green tea – which is about a 30 minute JR train ride away from Kyoto Station. We certainly wished we had more time to explore its surroundings. Half a day was not enough for us! We were there on a perfect crisp autumn morning, when the Japanese maples were at their peak, displaying a riot of intense colours. Here’s how we enjoyed our time there: - We parked ourselves on one of the few benches along the Uji River, somewhere along the tree-lined stretch closes to Omotesando Street, just before the first bridge to the small island -- & enjoyed our take-away breakfast under the maple trees. - We enjoyed strolling along both sides of the Uji River, crossing bridges & taking in the views of old buildings & maple trees lining the riverbank. - We particularly loved the walk up the vibrantly colourful tunnel of maple trees to the Koshoji Temple. While I had read somewhere that this was a favourite fall foliage spot for avid photographers, I was pleasantly surprised that we had the place almost all to ourselves, on a weekday morning, before 9am. - We had fun participating in a tea lesson & shopping for green tea in one of the many long established tea shops along the nearby Omotesando old street. - We enjoyed tasting green tea flavored food & all things matcha including green tea soba, green tea jelly & matcha ice-cream. Really, on hindsight, we should have spent the night in Uji too!
9. Ujibashi Bridge
10. Byodoin Omotesando
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 351 reviews
Reviewed By globetrotting-elissa - Dana Point, United States
Matcha... matcha everything! There are too many options to choose from on this shopping street. Be warned... you'll spend a lot!
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