Uji｜A super detailed guide for a half-day tour·temples·shrines·beautiful scenery

Uji City (Japanese: うじし) is located in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It has been a passage connecting Nara and Kyoto since ancient times. Uji City is a city famous for the World Heritage Temple Byodoin and Uji Matcha, and is also the main setting for the story of The Tale of Genji. 🚈Transportation: JR Line and Keihan Line ⏱Visit duration: Generally half a day is enough, the place is not big (it is recommended to visit Nara and Uji on the same day) 🚩 Tour route: 1️⃣Take the JR line JR Uji Station➡️Byodoin Omotesando➡️Byodoin➡️Tachibana Island➡️Asagiri Bridge➡️Ujikami Shrine➡️The Tale of Genji Museum➡️Uji Bridge 2️⃣Take the Keihan Line Keihan Uji Station➡️Uji Bridge➡️Byodo-in Omotesando➡️Byodo-in Temple➡️Tachibana Island➡️Asagiri Bridge➡️Ujikami Shrine➡️The Tale of Genji Museum 👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏼Attractions: 🔅 Byodoin Omotesando: A commercial street in front of Byodoin, which sells all kinds of matcha food and products, as well as various tea shops. 🔅Bidao-in Temple: A world cultural heritage, the core building, Phoenix Hall, is the building on the back of the Japanese 10-yen coin. It costs an additional 300 yen to enter the Phoenix Hall. The statues of Tathagata and the wall paintings inside the Phoenix Hall are very worth visiting. There is a 20-minute session, 50 people each time, and the Fengxiang Hall (similar to a treasure museum) 🔅Tachibana Island: Enoka Island on the Uji River 🔅Asagiri Bridge: connects Tachibana Island and the northern bank of the Uji River. Standing on the bridge, you can enjoy the scenery on both sides. After crossing the bridge, you will reach Uji Shrine. 🔅Uji Shrine: One of the oldest shrines in Japan, with a thousand-year history 🔅Uji-Kami-jinja Shrine: Another world cultural heritage site in Uji, its national treasure-level main shrine and Byodoin Phoenix Hall are almost the same period of shrine architecture. Together with the neighboring Uji Shrine, it is collectively known as the "Rikyu-Kami-Shrine". The rabbit fortune stick is a major feature. Uji was formerly called the Rabbit Road. This shrine has an inextricable bond with rabbits, and thus the Tou Omi fortune stick with the image of a rabbit was derived. 🔅The Tale of Genji Museum: The Tale of Genji is known as Japan's Dream of the Red Chamber. Walking into the museum is like traveling back to the Heian period in Japan. The museum houses 54 chapters of The Tale of Genji, of which Uji is the setting for the last ten. The museum uses restored models and images to vividly display the culture of The Tale of Genji and the Heian period. 🍵Food What you can’t miss in Uji is the various matcha-related foods, and there are century-old shops everywhere. 🍡Ito Kyuuemon, the most souvenirs, various matcha fruits, etc. 🍦Tsujiri Main Store: Matcha Ice Cream 🍵Shanglin Sanru Main Store: You can experience a simple tea ceremony, with a variety of teas to choose from