Uji

Anyone who has ever read the tenth-century novel 'Genji Monogatari', can find in Uji the charms of the era in which it was conceived. Uji, a city in the Japanese region of Kyoto, is one of those little Japanese cities whose history resists torrential rains, earthquakes and hurricanes.

Silent just as if it were a distant town, but historically as important as Nara or Kyoto all the same. Without a doubt one has to visit the Phoenix Hall, in the Byodo-in temple in whose forms are reflected in the water, and whose ancient Buddha greets you with a complacent smile. An essential place to relax