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The Tale of Genji tour in UJI












UJI is One of my favorite place in kyoto. Uji has some very famous temple.
one is Byoudouin this temple is pictured of japanese 10yen coin and Uji is also famous for green tea and the tale of Genji .
Do you ever heard about the Tale of Genji (源氏物語, Genji Monogatari) ?
This is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki shikibu in the early eleventh century, around the peak of the Heian
period. It is sometimes called the world's first novel , the first modern novel, or the first novel to still be considered a classic. The issue remains debated among readers.
This year is anniversary of Genji monogatari and we would like to introduce model tour of UJI.

We start from our hotel and walk to sanjo station (15mins)
Took Keihan line and change at the Chushojima station and get off the train at Uji station. Total will takes about 45minutes.
Uji is small city so almost famous tourist attraction you can walk.




when you get out from the station you can see Uji river . and walk to byoudouin here are many Green tea cafe or tea shop on the way to go to there
you can try japanese green tea , green tea ice cream!!!


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