Скачать или смотреть Day trip to Uji 🍵

known as the birthplace of Japan’s matcha culture, where tea cultivation has flourished since the 1100s. The town’s tea was once reserved for nobles and shoguns, and today Uji is still considered the gold standard for matcha!

Started off with matcha soft serve at Masuda Chaho 🍦
Tried roasted matcha at Matcha Roastery
Stopped by the Phoenix Hall at Byodo-in Temple 🏯 (the one on the 10 yen coin)
Popped into a few tea shops → Tsujiri Uji Main Store is a must for the matcha parfait 🍨
Ended the day by the Uji River and Uji Bridge, walking to Asagiri-bashi Bridge with the torii gate at sunset 🌅
Finished with a visit to Uji Shrine before heading back ⛩️

Full List of Things to see/do/eat in Uji:
🌿 Historic & Cultural Sights
Byodo-in Temple (World Heritage site, Phoenix Hall on the 10 yen coin)
Byodo-in Omotesando (main shopping street leading to the temple)
Uji-jinja Shrine
Asagiri-bashi Bridge (red bridge with a torii gate at the end)
Uji River (beautiful for a walk, especially at sunset)
Uji Bridge (one of Japan’s oldest bridges)

🍵 Tea Culture & Experiences
Matcha Roastery
Fukujuen Uji Tea Factory (matcha-making workshop)
Nakamura Tokichi Honten (matcha meals & desserts — add your name to the waitlist before exploring)
Horii Shichimeien (matcha tea shop, limited to 1 per person)
Marukyu Koyamaen Main Plant (historic tea shop)
Terashimaya Yahei (tea store)
Tsujiri Uji Main Store (café, famous for the matcha parfait)
Tsujirihei Honten (Kyoto Uji main shop teahouse)

🍡 Food & Treats
Masuda Chaho (famous for matcha ice cream/soft serve)
Mogmog Bakery (matcha melon pan)
Nagano (soba restaurant)
Try Kyoto-style obanzai (traditional home-cooked dishes)

🚉 Notable Architecture
• Keihan Uji Station (designed by Hiroyuki Wakabayashi)

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