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@Ifd like to recommend you to come to Uji
City that is promoting g the
city of Tales of Genji. In Uji there are a lot of villas built in
Heian period, like Byodoin, temples
and villas
of Genji Cran. Tales of Genji written by Murasakishikibu, a court woman,
condensed the flavor and sense of Uji in
the Heian period in volumes called g Ujijujoh.
Byodoin Temple is one of the few existing
buildings from the Heian period. Itfs a
World Cultural Heritage. Uji River and g
the trail of strolling Tales of Genji Museum is also worth visiting. You can find
a touristfs information center behind Byodoin
Temple. At neighboring Taioan you can experience
a tea- ceremony. Uji is accessible by the
JR Line from Kyoto Station or the Keihan
Line from Sanjo or Osaka. Taking a 2 hours
stroll or staying overnight depends on your
schedule. Nearby Uji is Kyo-tanabe City that
has Ikkyuji Temple. |
| JR Uji station |
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 10 min. |
| Byodoin Temple |
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2 min. |
| Uji City Tourist Infomation Center |
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| Taiho-an Tea House |
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5 min. |
| Stone Pagoda |
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6 min. |
| Ujigami Shrine |
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6 min. |
| Tales of Genji Museum |
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4 min. |
| Hashidera Temple |
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6 min. |
| Keihan Uji station |
Uji Bridge |
Uji River
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Tales of Genji lane |
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| Byodoin Temple |
@Byodo-in temple is a world Cultural Heritage
and originally built as a villa for Fujiwara
Michinaga, the most powerful aristrocrat
of the Heian Era. His son, Fujiwara Norimichi,
converted the villa to a temple and named
it gByodo-inh dedicated to the main image
of gDainichinyoraih (the Great Sun Buddha).
Pictured on the back of ten-yen coin, the
delicately proportioned Ho-o-do (phoenix
hall) is often compared to a Phoenix just
before flight.(0774-21-2861)
Admission fee \400 for adults, a 5-minute
walk from Uji station Keihan Line or a 10-minute
walk from Uji station JR Nara Line. |
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| Ujigami Shrine |
| @This shrine, which is a world cultural
Heritage as well as Byodo-in Temple, is farmed
for the oldest shrine building in Japan. |
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| Taiho-an Municipaal |
@This is a tea-house standing in front of
the Byodo-in Ho-o-do. You can experience
full deliberation of the ceremony and informal
one. Waitresses in kimono serve you ceremonial
tea there.<0774-23-3334/Uji-city >
(\500 for a cup of tea and seasonal sweet.
Open Feb.2nd`Dec.20th) |
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| Mimurotoji Temple |
| @This is well known as an old 8th century temple that keeps a statue of Buddha
of the splender of the Fujiwara period in
its Treasure hall. In addition, the temple
is famous for the azalea and hyolrangea.<0774-21-2067>(Admission
fee \300) Keihan Uji-line Minuroto station
then a 15-minute walk. |
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| Festival Introduction |
| Cherry Blossom Festival at Uji River(beginning
of April) |
| Agata-Matsuri Festival(June 5th-6th) |
| @Itfs famous as the festival in the dark
night. They donft use any lights in the
festival. They parade with Bontenmikoshi
(a portable shrine). |
| Cormorant Fishing at Uji River(the middle
of June - the end of August) |
| Uji-Chapters Stamp Rally (Saturday and Sunday,
from the end of October to The end of November) |
| Topics |
| The Ttail of Strolling "Tales of Genji" |
@Uji City designed the trails as a course
of sites of Ujijujo as it was
in Tales of Genji.
@On the scenic route through Uji Bridge, Byodoin
Temple, Uji Shrine and Mimurotodera Temple
stand monuments explaining the stages of
Sawarabi, Agemaki, and Ukifune, the chapters
of Ujijujo. |
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