Uji
Uji (宇治市, Uji-shi ) is a city located at the south of Kyōto in the Préfecture of Kyōto, with the Japan. In 2005, Uji has a population estimated at 189,589 inhabitants, which makes of it more the big city of the prefecture after the town of Kyōto. Uji covers a territory of 67,55 km ², which makes him one population density of 2.793 habitants/km ²
The city is on the river Uji ( Ujigawa ), which takes its source in the Lac Biwa. At the 4th century, the son of the Ōjin emperor made build a palate with Uji.
Uji is famous in Japan for multiple reasons:
- It is the city where the temple of the Byōdō-in is located,
- the bridge Ujibashi , which spans the river, builds by Dōchō in 647 then rebuilt at the 9th century, was the place of several battles at the end of the 12th century and at the beginning of the 13th century (see Bataille of Uji).
- Uji is also famous for its green The
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