Uji
Uji is a city in Kyoto prefecture, Japan. Two of Uji's historic monuments, Byōdō-in Buddhist temple and Ujigami Shinto Shrine, have been inscribed as World Heritage sites as part of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Byōdō-in and Nintendo Museum.
Byōdō-in
Buddhist temple
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Byōdō-in is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, built in the late Heian period. It is jointly a temple of the Jōdo-shū and Tendai-shū sects.
Nintendo Museum
Museum
Photo: Nagomijirap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nintendo Museum is a video game museum located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is owned by the video game company Nintendo and displays a wide variety of products from across the company's history. The museum opened on October 2, 2024.
Ujigami Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Ujigami Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was built as a guardian shrine for the nearby Byōdō-in, and is adjacent to the Uji Shrine.
Uji
Latitude
34.8859° or 34° 53′ 9″ northLongitude
135.8041° or 135° 48′ 15″ eastPopulation
192,000Elevation
157 metres (515 feet)Open location code
8Q6QVRP3+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 8628296158OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
1849362
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