Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Around Uji Area

  • Byodoin Museum Hoshokan
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    4.5
    234 Reviews
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Uji Renge 116 (Byodoin Keidai)
    This museum was opened in 2001 to preserve the collection from the former treasure house, which had deteriorated. The garden is designated as a famous historic landmark, and the building exterior is designed to blend perfectly with it, with special features like using natural lighting in the interior. In addition to being a registered National and Uji City Important Cultural Asset, it also displays a collection of Heian period onigawara gargoyle roof tiles excavated from archaeological sites.

    A visit to the museum comes with the entrance price when visiting Byodoin Temple. I found the museum to be a great addition! The museum was pretty large with a lot of great artifacts and information...

  • Uji City The Tale of Genji Museum
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    4.0
    146 Reviews
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    Kyoto Ujishi Uji Higashiuchi 45-26
    This museum located in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture collects and displays materials pertaining to the Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji), the full-length novel by Murasaki Shikibu. Inside, it is divided into video exhibition rooms including the Heian-no-Ma which introduces the world of the Genji Monogatari and the life of Japanese nobles with models and video, and the Uji-no-Ma, which takes the theme of Uji Jujo (The 10 Quires of Uji) in the third part of the Genji Monogatari, which was set in Uji. There are also a teahouse offering Japanese sweets and a shop selling merchandise related to the Genji Monogatari.

    This attractive modern museum reveals the ancient and elegant world of the Heian period of Japan through interactive displays, full screen sets and models. The focus? Just one:The Tale of Genji...

  • Kyoto Prefectual Yamashiro Sports Park (Taiyogaoka Stadium)
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    3.5
    19 Reviews
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    Kyoto Ujishi Hironochou Hachikenyadani 1
    This park is known by the nickname Taiyogaoka (Hill of Sunshine). It is a popular park among people bringing their families as it equipped with a pool, tennis court, baseball field, play and adventure forests, as well as a connect forest with play equipment making use of the natural environment.

    子供と遊びに行きましたが、修理中の遊具が多すぎる!めぼしいものはほぼ修理中でロープが張られています。西脇知事には早急に修理支持を出していただきたいところです。 冒険の森の奥のほう、風の回廊やその奥の森の砦(だったかな?)への道はハイキングコースっぽくて楽しかったので、★一つ足して2の評価にします。

  • Uji City Botanical Park
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    4.0
    17 Reviews
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    Kyoto Ujishi Hironochou Hachikenyadani 25-1
    This public park in Uji City, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture lies on a hilly area adjoining the Yamashiro Sogo Undo Koen athletic park. With 3,675 planters and a huge tiered platform, it boasts one of Japan’s largest multi-storey flower beds—the famous “Flower and Water Tapestry”—and a variety of patterns are on display depending on the season. There are a number of noteworthy spots including a greenhouse containing tropical and subtropical plants and a garden of flowering trees. The spring has cherry blossoms, the autumn has changing colored leaves, and from the end of May across June one can see watch fireflies floating among the trees.

    宇治市にある植物公園。広い園内では四季折々の草花が見られて、大人から子供まで楽しめる。冬でも温室には花が咲いているので、訪れる価値はある。近くに電車の駅は無いが、近鉄大久保駅やJR新田駅からは、歩いてもさほど遠くない。

  • Tea To Uji no Machi History Park
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Todo Maruyama 203-1
  • "Uji City Comprehensive Outdoor Activity Centre ""Actpal Uji"""
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    Kyoto Ujishi Nishikasatori Tsujidekawanishi 1
    This hands-on lodging facility is located in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is used by many as an open-air school, and is characterized by the rich natural environment of its extensive grounds. In addition to the campground where you can enjoy the outdoors and cooking building on the premises, there is also a gymnasium and observation deck. In the craft building, a variety of events such as pottery and woodworking experiences are held.
  • Berry Farm Uji
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    Kyoto Ujishi Makishimachou Hatanuki 143
    A strawberry farm located a short walk southwest of the Keiji Bypass getting off near the Uji River. For half the year from the end of December to around the end of May, visitors can enjoy strawberry picking here. The farm offers a 20 minute all-you-can-eat strawberry picking course; customers can bring their own sweet condensed milk for enjoying with the berries. Stroller and wheelchair users can also enter the farm. Note that strawberry picking is reservation only but visitors may be able to go strawberry picking without a reservation by checking the day of, and meanwhile a reservation may need to be changed due to poor weather. Although customers can not pick strawberries to take home, the farm has a shop where you can purchase strawberries.
  • Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro General Sports Park (Taiyogaoka) Family Pool
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Hironocho Hachikenya Tani 1
    This pool complex is located inside of Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro General Sports Park. It features a number of pools with special twists such as a wave pool that creates waves up to 80 centimeters high, Yodomi, a pool for small children dotted with natural rocks, and a pool with streams and water fountains. The park's water bobsled and water slides are also very popular.
  • Dai Yoshiyama Fuchi Park
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    Kyoto Uji-shi
  • Kyoto YMCA Retreat Center
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Nio Ukawa 18
  • Amagase Shinrinkoen
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    Kyoto Uji-shi
  • TOMOSHIBI CAMP
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Hironocho Hachikenya Tani 1
  • YAMASHIRO OUTDOOR LIVING
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Hironocho Hachikenya Tani 1
  • Yamashiro General Sports Park (Joyo Side Gate)
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Hironocho Hachikenya Tani
  • Yamashiro General Sports Park (Uji Side Gate)
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Uji Otani
  • TOMOSHIBI Camping
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Hironocho Hachikenya Tani 1
  • Obaku Park Pool
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Gokasho 3 Banwari 25-29
  • Nishi Uji Park Pool
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Oguracho Hasuike 20-1
  • Prefectural Uji Park
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    Kyoto Uji-shi
  • Higashi Hayabusa Inbound Children's Park
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    Kyoto Uji-shi Todo Higashi Hayabusa Inbound

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