Museum · Uji

Tale of Genji Museum 宇治市源氏物語ミュージアム

Uji's museum devoted to the world's first novel, whose final ten chapters are set in Uji, with full-size replicas of Heian interiors and a short anime-style film.

Hours9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30)

ClosedMondays (or next day if holiday), New Year

PriceAdult: ¥600
Child: ¥300

Getting thereKeihan Uji Station, 8 min; JR Uji Station, 15 min

Time needed1 hour

Best timeAny time

Address45-26 Uji-Higashiuchi, Uji, Kyoto

Websiteuji-genji.jp

About

Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji, written around 1000, closes with the "Uji chapters", set in this riverside town where aristocrats kept villas. Run by Uji City and renovated in 2018, the museum recreates the Heian world with a reconstructed ox-cart, a replica of a noble's room with sliding screens and clothing, and a gallery explaining the plot and its characters. The film theatre screens original short films on the Uji chapters. Exhibits have English explanations. It is a 10-minute walk from Byodo-in across the river near Ujigami Shrine, and provides context for the Heian sites around Uji.

Highlights

Life-size Heian noble's room and ox-cart replica
Short film on the Uji chapters
Clear introduction to the Tale of Genji
Cafe in the museum garden
Near Ujigami Shrine and Byodo-in

Tips

Watch the film first: it sets up the rest of the exhibition.
Uji's Genji-themed walking trail starts here.
Closed Mondays.
Combined ticket deals with Byodo-in are sometimes offered.

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