KCJS – Weekend travel to Uji

Hello! This weekend I went on a little daytrip to Uji. Uji is known for their matcha and matcha related sweets, as well as Byodo-in temple (which is on the 10 yen coin). One of the advantages about being in Kyoto is that fantastic travel locations are all a train ride away (Nara, Osaka, Uji, Biwako, Kobe, etc).

At Uji, I bought a lot of matcha and teas for folks back home, tried many yummy deserts and teas, and visited the famous Byodo-in. It was very hot but the breeze near Uji’s river helped! The natural scenery and the small-town atmosphere was a great breath of fresh air.