Tourist Info · Uji
Uji City Tourist Center 宇治市観光センター
Uji's riverside tourist center on the east bank, next to the city-run Taihoan tea house: free maps of the Tale of Genji sights, tea-shop and Byodo-in information, and a calm place to plan a matcha day trip.
About
Uji, 20 minutes from Kyoto by JR or Keihan, is Japan's matcha capital and the setting of the last chapters of The Tale of Genji. The Uji City Tourist Center sits on Asagiri-dori along the east bank of the Uji river, across the bridge from Byodo-in and next to the Taihoan tea house where you can try a short tea ceremony. Inside are free maps of the Genji walking trail, tea shops and shrines, information on Uji river cormorant fishing in summer, and toilets and benches for a break. It is the natural midpoint between Byodo-in on the west bank and Ujigami Shrine and the Tale of Genji Museum on the east bank.
Highlights
- Riverside center next to the Taihoan city tea house
- Free maps of the Tale of Genji walking trail
- Information on tea shops, Byodo-in and seasonal cormorant fishing
- Halfway between Byodo-in and Ujigami Shrine
Tips
- Combine with a tea ceremony at Taihoan next door
- Cross the Asagiri bridge to Tachibana island for the best river views
- Keihan Uji Station is closer than JR Uji for this side of the river
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- Taihoan Tea House (Uji)Activities & Experiences · 20 m away
- Uji Park (Tonoshima and Tachibana Islands)Park · 80 m away
- Byodo-inTemple · 110 m away
- Byodoin Omotesando (Uji)Shopping Street · 310 m away
- Ujigami ShrineShrine · 410 m away
- Uji BridgeBridge · 480 m away
- Tale of Genji MuseumMuseum · 580 m away
- Keihan Uji StationTransit Hub · 600 m away