Ujibashi Bridge
Ujibashi Bridge
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Neighbourhood: Southern Kyoto
Southern Kyoto has a reserved air. Though the Fushimi Inari Shrine is one of Kyoto's major tourist attractions, the surrounding nature, parks, gardens, temples, and shrines provide less-visited spaces for strolling and reflection. The Fushimi Inari Shrine itself is made up of 32,000 sub-shrines, and the mountain they are dotted across beckons hikers, picnickers, and lovers of the outdoors. Many of the mountain's off-set paths aren't frequented by tourists, and the mountain's serenity can be enjoyed at a leisurely pace. Southern Kyoto is the place to enjoy being outside, and to pay your respects to the ancient architecture and gods of the land that are celebrated here.
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OnAir803420
Tokyo, Japan26,738 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Couples
Currently, Uji Bridge is a road that is also used by vehicles, but the balustrade (a fence to prevent people from falling off the bridge) is made of wooden cypress balustrades with giboshu (ornamental jewel-shaped decorations), so you can still enjoy the view. The most distinctive feature of this bridge is the San-no-ma, a section that juts out upstream from the third bay of the Uji Bridge. It is said that in the past, Hashihime, the guardian deity of the bridge, was enshrined here, and the Famous Water Drawing Ceremony (a ceremony of gratitude to the three benefactors of Uji tea, Eisai Zenji, Myoe Shonin, and Sen no Rikyu) is held every year on the first Sunday of October, and this Famous Water Drawing Ceremony is one of the cultural properties that make up Japan Heritage (A Walk Through the History of 800 Years of Japanese Tea). If you are interested in the history of Uji Bridge, why not take a look at the Uji Bridge Monument (a Nationally Important Cultural Property) in the grounds of Tachibana Tera Shoin Temple (the monument states that Uji Bridge was built in the 2nd year of the Taika era (646) by the monk Doto, but it can only be visited from March 1st to May 31st and September 1st to November 30th). In addition, Hashihime, who is said to have been enshrined in San-no-Ma long ago, is now enshrined at Hashihime Shrine along Agata Street, the approach to Byodo-in Temple. If you have time, why not take a tour of the history of Uji Bridge?
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Written 24 November 2023
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akashi-rokuro
17,041 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
July 2024 • Family
The current Uji Bridge was built in 1996, but the first Uji Bridge is said to be the oldest bridge in Japan at 646 years old. If you cross the bridge without being careful, it looks like a four-lane road bridge with a normal double-sided walkway, but the railings are made of cypress with bronze giboshi. You wouldn't notice it just by crossing, but it was a very historical looking bridge.
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Written 4 August 2024
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YTCHENG
Hong Kong, China15,392 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2019
The major tourist spot in Uji. Nobody would miss this bridge during their visit to Uji. It was an ancient bridge built to facilitate transportation flow between two sides of the city. Nice to take photos on the bridge, particularly at sunset.
Written 9 December 2019
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therisious
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo365 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019 • Family
Ujibashi Bridge is the main bridge across the Uji River. It is one of the ancient bridges in Japan and has been part of some major historical events.
Anybody who will visit the Byodo-in temple will not miss to see this bridge. It has this disticnt identity of big timbers adorned with some metal plates.
The bridge is wide enough with its side walk that is very convenient to stroll along and view the serene village around.
Written 6 July 2019
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AccidentalTourist69
Singapore3,026 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2015 • Solo
Uji is a suburb in Kyoto, famous for its green tea. The anime Hibike Euphonium was set in Uji and at the tourist information counter outside JR Uji station, you can get a free map highlighting places in Uji that were featured in the anime. The locations are all nearby and it makes for a pleasant walking tour of Uji.

Ujibashi bridge is one of these places. The bridge is deep yellow in colour and has some significance in Japanese history. There's a statue of a lady who was the world's first novelist. Her stories were set in Uji. I wasn't able to cross it as there was construction work going on. I'm grateful that there's a public toilet nearby.
Written 22 November 2015
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Jessica L
London, UK116 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2015 • Couples
It's not a popular spot, but it has many historical meanings, joining up the two sides... You can walk across it to discover more about Uji.
Uji itself is a good place to visit, infamous for its green tea (matcha) production... Go for a green tea ice-cream too! You know you want to!
Written 27 May 2015
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Carolyn P
Altadena, CA26 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
According to the guide book, _Cool Japan_, by Sumili Kajiyama (which is an excellent guide to several places in Japan), this bridge connects the physical to the spiritual, male to female, and creates a melancholic atmosphere. It is lovely to view the town and mountains from.
Written 10 April 2015
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TankGrrrl
Scottish Borders, UK79 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2013 • Solo
The bridge offers some lovely, clear views of Uji and its surroundings, and the statue on one side of it is very attractive... it makes for part of a very pleasant walk around a very lovely town. It is also near the Tourist Information centre by the river, which itself is next to a place where you can attend a tea ceremony (in Japanese). This was a wonderful experience for me, and the other attendees at the ceremony were extremely welcoming despite my knowing very little Japanese and very little of the details of what was going on! Uji is a lovely town to visit, especially if you like green tea and are interested in tea ceremonies.
Written 16 January 2013
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Warner L
Pasadena, CA658 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2018 • Solo
The bridge is low key and defines the river showing the actual width of the river. Personally didn't cross it for I can in by train.
Written 12 November 2018
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YTCHENG
Hong Kong, China15,392 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2018 • Couples
Ujibashi Bridge is a timber bridge located at the prime spot at the entrance to the souvenir shops at one end and the eating houses cum tourist spot on the other. The statue of local writer, Murasaki Shikibu, is erected by the side of the bridge. Nearly all visitors will take photos here for memory purposes. Highly recommended.
Written 15 April 2018
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