Uji [city] - Uji

Japanese: 宇治[市] - うじ

Located in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture, Uji City is adjacent to the south of Kyoto City. It was incorporated as a city in 1951. The Uji River flows through the area, and both banks connected by the Uji Bridge developed as a Watatsu settlement on the Hokuriku Road (later the Nara Kaido) from the Nara period. It was the center of Uji tea cultivation, which began in the Muromachi period and developed under the protection of the Edo Shogunate. The area of tea plantations has been decreasing year by year as residential land has been developed, but the area is still characterized by high-quality tea. Chemical fiber, vehicle, and machine industries are also carried out. Byodoin Temple (World Heritage Site), Ujikami Shrine (World Heritage Site), Uji Shrine, Agata Shrine, Mimurodo Temple, Hashidera Hojoin Temple, Kosho Temple, Manpuku Temple, and Uji Mausoleum are among the attractions. The Nara Line, Keihan Uji Line, Kintetsu Kyoto Line, and Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line run through the area, and residential land development has progressed, making it a satellite city of Kyoto and Osaka. 67.54 ^km2 . 189,609 people (2010). → Uji / Kowata / Kurikuma → Related topics Fujiwara Tadazane

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Japanese:

京都府南部，京都市の南に接する市。1951年市制。宇治川が流れ，宇治橋で結ばれる両岸は奈良時代から北陸道（のちの奈良街道）の渡津集落として発達。室町時代に始まり，江戸幕府の保護下で発展した宇治茶栽培の中心地，茶園の面積は宅地化が進み，年々減少しているが，現在も高級茶に特色がある。化繊・車両・機械工業も行われる。平等院（世界遺産），宇治上(うじかみ)神社（世界遺産），宇治神社，県(あがた)神社，三室戸(みむろど)寺，橋寺放生(はしでらほうじょう)院，興聖(こうしょう)寺，万福寺，宇治陵などがある。奈良線，京阪宇治線，近鉄京都線，京都市営地下鉄東西線が通じ，宅地開発も進み，京都，大阪の衛星都市的性格が強い。67.54km²。18万9609人（2010）。→宇治／木幡／栗隈
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