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116 Uji Renge, Uji City |
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9:00 to 17:00 (admission until 15 minutes before closing) |
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Adult600yen（500yen）、Junior high and high school students 400 yen（300yen）、Children300yen（200yen）※ Fees in ( ) are rates for groups of 25 people or more. ※a separate fee of 300 yen is required to worship at Ho-o-do. |
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Private pay parking lot in front of the south gate |
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http://www.byodoin.or.jp |
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Byodo-in Temple, which was registered as a “world heritage” in 1994, is also famous for being used in the design of 10-yen coin. The temple was originally a villa owned by Fujiwara Michinaga, but later converted into a temple by his son, Uji regent Fujiwara Yorimichi during the latter half of the Heian period.
The Ho-o-do building consists of a central hall, which houses an image of Amida Buddha, wing corridors on both sides and a tail corridor toward the rear. The Jodo (Pure Land Paradise) garden with ponds surrounding the hall is so beautiful that it has been registered as a historical site/scenic beauty. The graceful view is said to embody the western part of the Buddhist paradise, longed for by Heian aristocracy. |
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●There are two entrances to Byodo-in, at the north gate and at the south gate.
●The “Hoshokan,” which opened in 2001, is worth seeing. It also has a shop selling Byodo-in goods.
●From the end of April to the beginning of May, a Japanese wisteria on the precincts, which are said to be 200 years old, blossoms marvelously. |
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1-5, Uji Togawa, Uji City |
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10:00～16:00 |
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Opening period: January 10 to December 20 (no holiday) |
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500 yen per person |
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| This is a full-fledged tea ceremony house built in the Sukiya style near the Uji River to the east of Byodo-in. It is named “Taihoan” (the hut opposite Ho), as it is located opposite to Byodo-in Ho-o-do. Quietly surrounded by the Japanese-style garden, the tea ceremony house has a spacious tearoom where guests can enjoy a formal tea ceremony procedures, as well as a chair-seated tea ceremony room that can be visited under more casual circumstances. Here, guests can taste authentic, fresh scented Uji tea together with seasonal Japanese confectionery. |
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●Tearoom tickets are sold at the adjacent “Uji City Tourist Center.”
●“Maccha (powdered green tea)” or “Sencha (infused tea leaves)” is served at the tea ceremony procedures depending on the day. |
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Ukishima (To no Shima) |
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| Located in To no Shima, this is the highest stone tower in Japan (15 m). This beautiful stone tower aligning 13 layers of eaves was designated as an important cultural property of Japan. It was built in 1288 by Eison, a high-ranking priest of the Saidai-ji Temple in the Southern capital (modern-day Nara) and is considered by many to be the best stone artwork from the Kamakura period. Based on the philosophy of never killing or wounding any living being, Eison buried wickerwork fish traps and fishing gears underneath the stone tower and prayed for the safety of the Uji Bridge, which was frequently washed away by floods. |
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●The stone tower collapsed during the great flood in 1756 and was buried for approximately 150 years. It was uncovered and rebuilt in 1908.
●Today, the To no Shima area is upgraded into a park and is being enjoyed as a place of recreation and relaxation. |
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Nakanoshima Park (Tachibana Jima) |
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| This monument is situated in Tachibana Jima in Nakanoshima Park. It was built in 1931 to commemorate the historical fact that Kajiwara Genta Kagesue and Sasaki Shiro Takatsuna of the Yoshitsune army competed to be the fastest rider in a charge at the battle between Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Kiso Yoshinaka, which took place at the battlefield near the Uji River. |
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●Today, the To no Shima area is upgraded into a park and is being enjoyed as a place of recreation and relaxation. |
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27-1 Uji Yamada, Uji City |
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A monetary offering (200 yen or more) is required to enter into the building |
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| If you walk through Uji-bashi Higashizume along the river in the upstream direction for approximately 800 m and continue up the Kotozaka walkway from the main gate (stone gate) for approximately 200 m, you will see the Zen temple and the Chinese Dragon’s Palace-style temple gate. The temple is the first training hall for the Buddhist priesthood built and opened by Zen priest Dogen, the founder of the Soto sect. Dogen built the temple in Fukakusa in Kyoto during the Kamakura period, but it was later burnt to the ground during the Civil War of the Onin Era. Later, it was rebuilt by Nagai Naomasa, the lord of the Yodo castle, in 1648 on Uji territory. The walkway known as Kotozaka is famous for its natural beauty: tender green in spring, leafy shade in summer and crimson foliage in autumn. |
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●In the lecture hall (main hall), boards on which bloody handprints and footprints remain are used for the ceiling.
●The image of Sho-kannon (Goddess of Mercy), a well-known deity mentioned in the “Tenarai Kannon” of the “Ten Uji Chapters,” is installed in the Tenjiku hall.
●The crimson foliage of Kotozaka (walkway) in autumn is particularly beautiful and is designated as a scenic area. |
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