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Uji City Tourist Information Center (Yumeria Uji)

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Kyoto Tea Country Keihan Uji Station Tourist Information Center

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Joyo City Tourism Association

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Kyotanabe City Station Information Center

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Wazuka-cho Tourist Information Center

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Itoh Kyuemon

Founded in 1832, this Uji tea specialty shop offers a variety of Uji teas, as well as sweets made from Uji matcha green tea that make for perfect gifts. At the attached teahouse visitors can make their own matcha green tea. There is also a popular menu featuring seasonal parfaits and other items.

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Dessert at Nakamura Tokichi Honten

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Nakamura Tokichi Honten

Nakamura Tokichi Honten opened in 1854. With a history of more than 165 years, this tea shop is famous for its matcha sweets. While there are three Nakamura Tokichi stores in Kyoto Prefecture, the Nakamura Tokichi Uji Head Shop, which was the first store opened, is a must visit for those with a sweet tooth.

Only a minute from JR Uji Station, the store building is an important item of cultural heritage. In the gardens, there is a stunning 200-year-old pine tree, the Horaifuna-matsu, one of 100 famous trees in Uji City. Visitors can enjoy the view from the open terrace building, remodeled from what was once the tea factory, while sipping their tea.

The most popular delicacies in the store are, of course, the tea and the desserts! The tea jellies are a particular favorite, (which come in two flavors: matcha and hojicha roasted tea) and are made using Nakamura Tokichi’s secret recipe, sealing all the matcha flavor into the jelly, and paired with matcha ice cream, Japanese white flour dumplings, and red bean paste. It's a luxurious dessert served in a photogenic bamboo cup only used at the Uji main store. Visitors seeking a memorable tea experience in Uji can experience the rich flavors of Uji matcha here, making it an essential stop for tea lovers.

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Kizugawa City Kijisho

Nakamura Poultry put their heart into producing safe and carefully prepared pheasant, duck, and chicken, prepared using the best know-how in the town of Kasagi, so our customers can enjoy these locally produced meats.

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Maiko Tea Boutique

Maiko Tea Boutique is directly managed by Maiko no Cha ("Apprentice Geisha's Tea"), a popular gyokuro (high quality green tea) shop in Kyotanabe City. There is a selection of teas for different occasions, be it for gifting or everyday use, including high quality gyokuro tea hand-rolled by masters and teas marked with the Yamashita seal. At the café, if you order a set of gyokuro tea and a tea sweet, you can learn an easy way to prepare your tea, causing many to head home with a tea pot and some tea leaves to try it out for themselves.

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Kyoto Kitcho Shokado

The Shokado Bento packs seasonal flavors into a wooden box, divided into the four sections of the Japanese character for "rice field." Inspired by the actions of Shokado Shojo, a priest at Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine, who once used a farmer's seed container as his bowl, Kitcho's founder, Yuki Tei-ichi, also presented the food this way.
Take your time enjoying the local Kyoto cuisine here as you enjoy the camellia and bamboo in the garden connected to it.

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Hito-to-Ki Gallery Café

This old home-turned-café is full of people who go out of their way to visit for its lunch, made with Hinohikari rice from Kizugawa and rice from locally contracted farmers. Artist's pieces are also displayed inside the café, and can also be purchased. Gentle sunshine comes into the shop, the perfect place to enjoy some exquisitely relaxing time.

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Hanayashiki Ukifune

All rooms at Hanayashiki Ukifune-en face the Uji river, allowing guests to enjoy the different scenery as the seasons change: the cherry blossoms of Byodo-in Temple in the spring, the rushing waters of the Uji River in the summer, the beautiful maple leaves in the mountains in autumn, the majestic snowy scenery of the Uji River in the winter, and of course Hanayashiki Ukifune-en's traditional Kyo-kaiseki cusine, made using seasonal food. We welcome you to leave the bustling city for a while and relax, eating Kyoto cusine while gazing out over the beautiful river.
Hanayashiki Ukifune-en is also close to several famous spots: 5 minutes from the famous world heritage site, Byodo-in Temple and the Phoenix Hall, 11 minutes from the oldest known shrine building, Uji-gami Shrine, 2 minutes from the Tonoshima. A great place to stay during your travels.

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