Uji is an easy half day trip from Kyoto to a slightly off the beaten path area where you can avoid the crowds! See beautiful Byodoin Temple and try all sorts of matcha snacks.

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Uji is south west of Kyoto, on the way to Nara. It takes only 20 minutes to get there on the rapid train or 30 minutes on the local train. The main attraction is Byodoin, which is the temple on the 10 yen coin. It looks so perfect in real life! The street leading up to the temple has Japanese street food and so many matcha snacks, because Uji's known for green tea. The riverside area's lovely and peaceful, and you can walk to various shrines and temples. There's a museum about the Tale of Genji, and a Nintendo Museum opening later in 2024. You can also take a tour to see the green tea fields, and I visited Ujigami Shrine, which is a rabbit shrine! At certain times of the year you can take a boat trip on the river. It's a chill place to visit that's quick to get to, to escape the crowds of central Kyoto.

00:00 Intro
00:36 Arriving in Uji
03:17 Where to get matcha snacks
04:32 Byodoin Temple
08:57 Rabbit shrine
10:00 Back to Kyoto Station
11:00 How to get there

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