Byodo-in Omotesando
Uji's approach to Byodo-in, lined with long-established tea houses and tea shops.
- Area
- Osaka · Kyoto: Fushimi & Uji
- Getting there
- JR / Keihan Uji Sta.
- Uji matcha and hojicha
- Matcha sweets
- Tea utensils (whisks and bowls)
More places nearby
Fushimi Inari Taisha
A shrine famous for thousands of vermilion torii gates (Senbon Torii) winding up the mountainside.
Tofuku-ji Temple
A temple famous for the autumn leaves seen from Tsutenkyo, a covered bridge across a ravine.
Byodo-in (Uji)
The temple with the Phoenix Hall shown on the 10-yen coin. Uji is famous for matcha.
Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
A sake museum in Fushimi's brewery district, with old brewing tools and a tasting.
Ujigami Shrine
A World Heritage site said to have Japan's oldest surviving shrine building, in small, quiet grounds.
Shinsaibashisuji Shopping Street
A 600 m covered shopping arcade lined with drugstores and fashion shops.
Umeda Department Stores
A shopping area of big department stores and malls linked underground to the stations.
Sannenzaka · Ninenzaka
Stone-stepped lanes below Kiyomizu-dera, full of shops selling Kyoto crafts like ceramics, fans and incense.