Travel Schedule

Business hours are subject to change, and you are advised to check the official website before visiting.

Kyoto Station

9:00 Depart from JR Kyoto Station (2 minutes) – JR Tofukuji Station
transfer
Keihan Tofukuji Station (20 minutes) – Keihan Chushojima Station
transfer
(15 minutes) Keihan Uji Station

15 minutes on foot

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CHAZUNA

Opened in 2021, this park facility will help you to discover the fascinating appeals of Uji Matcha and Uji City. The park has a museum where you can learn about the history and culture of tea-making and the city of Uji. Daily activities related to tea are also hosted. The park itself is covered with tea plantations.

Address:

203-1 Maruyama, Todo, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture

Hours:

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

URL:

https://uji-chazuna.kyoto/en/

15 minutes on foot

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Byodoin Temple

Phoenix Hall, one structure at the World Heritage Site Byodoin Temple so inspiring it is on the 10-yen coin and one of its phoenixes is on the 10,000-yen note.
The fires of war have found their way to the temple many times throughout the centuries, and only the Amida hall has miraculously survived, preserving the Buddhist architecture, images, paintings and gardens from the eleventh century when Heian nobility culture flourished.

Address:

116 Uji Renge, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture

Hours:

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (last entrance at 5:15)

URL:

http://www.byodoin.or.jp/en/index.html

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Lunch

10 minutes on foot

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Ujigami Shrine

Ujigami Shrine, built so as to face Byodoin Temple across the Uji River, has a modest exterior, but it is registered as a World Heritage Site as the oldest shrine in Japan still standing.

Address:

59 Uji Yamada, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture

Hours:

9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

5 minutes on foot

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The Tale of Genji Museum

This is the only museum, even in Japan, dedicated to the Tale of Genji. Written at the start of the eleventh century in the Heian period, the Tale of Genji is a novel by a woman we know as Murasaki Shikibu. Depicting the history of love affairs of Hikaru Genji, the tale is a "bestseller" that has been read and loved for a thousand years.The museum's restored exhibits include an oxcart used by members of the Heian nobility, much like those that appear in the tale and a multi-layered kimono with elegant color schemes.

Address:

45-26 Uji Higashinai, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture

Hours:

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last entrance at 4:30)

Closed:

Mondays (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) and year ends and New Year holidays

Uji Station

5 minutes on foot

Keihan Uji Station

• In The Area

Matcha Desserts

While Uji is well known for its tea production, the one thing every visitor to Uji enjoys are the Matcha desserts. “Matcha” is now well known all over the world. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy authentic Matcha desserts in Uji, where it originated.

Popular shops: Nakamura Tokichi Honten, Itohkyuemon Honten, etc.