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Uji•460m(6 min walk)
Uji bridge
宇治橋Uji, Kyoto
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What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Uji Bridge crosses the Uji River in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, and is traditionally said to have first been built in 646. It counts among the three oldest bridges in Japan, together with Seta no Karahashi and Yamazaki Bridge.
The present bridge was rebuilt in 1996 and measures 155.4 metres long and 25 metres wide. Its cypress railings are topped by traditional giboshi finials, modelled on the oldest surviving one, dated 1636. An overhanging platform on the upstream side, the Sannoma, honours Hashihime, the guardian deity of the bridge. At the east end stand the tea house Tsūen, founded in 1160, and the temple Hashidera Hōjō-in, where a broken stone monument records the bridge's origins. The bridge also appears in the Kokin Wakashu and The Tale of Genji.
Goshuin within a short walk
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Visit Duration
30 minutes
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