{"id":2272,"date":"2021-11-01T17:40:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T08:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2021-11-01T17:40:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T08:40:45","slug":"city-of-uji%e5%ae%87%e6%b2%bb-kyoto-prefecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/?p=2272","title":{"rendered":"City of Uji(\u5b87\u6cbb), Kyoto Prefecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting to Uji is within 30 minutes by JR line from Kyoto Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uji\uff08\u5b87\u6cbb) is well known for green tea and a World Cultural Heritage Byodoin\uff08\u5e73\u7b49\u9662). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I like about this area is that it&#8217;s not as busy as other big cities, and still Uji has a really unique atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would say that Uji is not a place you enjoy big selection of gourmet or not a place that has a night life for tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">if you want to experience different taste of Kyoto, this is definitely a place to extend your trip to in Kyoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Byodoin(\u5e73\u7b49\u9662) is the most popular tourism spot to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Byodoin phoenix hall is represented on a 10 yen coin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personally, I&#8217;m impressed the idea behind the establishment of this temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in 11th century, spread of diseases on top of frequent natural disasters and battles caused tremendous fears of death to people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Byodoin was built to sooth these emotional confusion that people had to feel by representing paradise land in afterlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211023_123339-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2276\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211023_124015-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2274\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a museum where you can see a big collection of national treasures and displays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately photo taking is prohibited inside, but here is it&#8217;s URL\u2935\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">https:\/\/www.byodoin.or.jp\/en\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211023_111111-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2277\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strolling down the main street and surrounding area in Uji is really interesting and even more relaxing than walking through big cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is a selection of pictures I got\u2935<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211023_130920-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2279\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211023_111329-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2280\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You can try green tea soba noodle here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211023_111615-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2281\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If you miss a modern cup of coffe, here is a good looking Starbucks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211023_112647-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2282\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211023_112147-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2283\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There is a narrow and long land sitting in the middle of the river. There are benches if you want have a little rest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1635051762973-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1635051762973-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1635051762973-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1635051762973-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1635051762973-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1635051762973.jpg 1567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Symbol of the tale of genji. There is a museum at the other side of the river.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uji = Byodoin\u2192green tea soft icecream\u2192enjoy the scenery <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I recommend you to bring lunch box or food on your own since there are not many restaurant to have a big lunch around this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting to Uji is within 30 minutes by JR line from Kyoto Station. Uji\uff08\u5b87\u6cbb) is well known for green tea and a World Cultural Heritage Byodoin\uff08\u5e73\u7b49\u9662). What I like about this area is that it&#8217;s not as busy as other big cities, and still Uji has a really unique atmosphere. I would say that Uji &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/?p=2272\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;City of Uji(\u5b87\u6cbb), Kyoto Prefecture&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peace-in-kyoto.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}