Access to Town/Yuyadani (Yantan)

Kyoto ▶ Tokaido Shinkansen ▲Otsu /Tokyo Infused 1 Nango IC Seta-higashi JCT with Tea Kasatori IC Heritage JR Line

Daini-Keihan Road Keihan Line Welcome to Yantan. Chushojima Oyamazaki JCT LineKintetsu Kyoto Uji-nishi IC 783

Kumiyama JCT 3 Uji Ryokuenzaka SpendSpend some time warminwarmingg Koka/ ◀ Gonokuchi Ichu-mae Shigaraki▶ Uji 307 Keihan Main Line Kogyodanchi-guchi your heart JR Gakkentoshi Line Shintanabe Ikenomiya-kita Kyotanabe Ujitawara Town at the birthplace of tea. Osaka Yantan Tanabe- Prefecture Yamashiroohashi- Bus stop nishi IC higashizume 24 Bus route - Yodoyabashi Kizu ◀ Gakken IC

Keinawa Expressway Kyobashi ◀ ▼Nara Walking Railroad/Bus

JR Nara Line (Rapid): Approx. 20 min. Uji Kyoto Shin- Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Express): Approx. 25 min. tanabe Map JR Nara Line (Rapid): Approx. 30 min. Uji Nara Shin- Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Express): Approx. 30 min. tanabe Ujitawara Town’s Gion- Keihan Main Line (Limited Shijo Express): Approx. 15 min. Chusho- Keihan Uji Line: Uji Yuyadani Area Yodoya- Keihan Main Line (Limited jima Approx. 15 min. bashi Express): Approx. 40 min. 宇治田原町・湯屋谷エリア Take the Kyoto Keihan Kokabus bound for Kogyodanchi, Ryokuenzaka, or Ichu-mae at Uji/Shintanabe station and then stop at Kogyodanchi-guchi bus stop. (It takes approx. 35 min.) * Checking the time table in advance is recommended because the number of buses running is limited. Ujitawara Town is famous as a tea region, and Yuyadani Time required to reach the main spots from the Kogyodanchi-guchi bus stop ▶Yuyadani Hall: Approx. 23 min. on foot district, its southeast area referred to as “Yantan” among ▶ The birthplace of Soen Nagatani: Approx. 37 min. on foot Car the locals, is the birthplace of Japanese green tea. From the Nagoya area: ･ Meishin Expressway Seta-higashi JCT▶Keiji Bypass▶ Walking through the four valleys, visitors can enjoy the Nango IC (approx. 20 min.) From the Osaka area: ･ Meishin Expressway Oyamazaki JCT▶Keiji Bypass▶Uji-nishi history of a tea-growing IC (approx. 25 min.) ･ Meishin Expressway Oyamazaki JCT▶Keiji Bypass▶Kasatori IC (approx. 20 min.) areas, tranquil scenery, and From the Osaka (Hirakata) area: ･ Daini-Keihan Road Hirakata Gakken IC▶Change to National Route 307 bound for Kyotanabe (approx. 35 min.). ･ Drive north on National Route 1.▶Change to National Route 307 at Ikenomiya-kita intersection interactions with locals. Ujitawara (approx. 45 min.). From the Nara area: ･ Drive north on National Route 24.▶Turn right at Town Yuyadani How about visiting “Yantan” Yamashiroohashi-higashizume intersection (bound for Koka) and change to National (Yantan) Route 307 (approx. 20 min.). OR, drive on and change to and refreshing your body National Route 307 at Tanabe-nishi IC (approx. 25 min.). and soul? Publisher ◉ Ujitawara Town Industrial Tourism Department

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Ancient road where stones Goishi-zaka Stone tablet The mountainous area inscribed like the ones used in the Slope with a haiku starts beyond this point, game, Go, can be found and hunting is allowed. (currently difficult to walk here). Turn right at the turning point Come well-prepared with Shobien tea Kogyo- climbing gear. factory Iga-goe Road Signboard for “Japan Uphill Cold springs Signboard for Cherry blossoms danchi Heritage”: “Soen Ishizume 2 “Japan Heritage” blooming along Nagatani’s birthplace” Nakahata tea plantation Stone tablet the mountainside serves as a guide. Ikoi Road inscribed path with a haiku Park Paved woodland path continues to 3 after Watch out for cars passing the village 1 while walking! This is a Yuyadani Hall Nagatani tea road that is still serving company the community. (parking lot) 湯屋谷会館 Park your car here. Turn left at the turning point. Yasuien tea factory Uphill One of the cold springs in Yantan that used to be a Stone tablet Checking time tables inscribed in advance is advised hot springs spot with a haiku because the locations of bus stops are B different depending on the destinations. Stone tablet inscribed with a haiku Clean restroom Tea factories are situated located at the 工業団地口 along the path. parking lot “Kogyodanchi- 307 N A guchi” bus stop Okuinari-sha Shrine Via Kogyodanchi Convenience Ujitawara Town store Koka/Shigaraki Post Office Tanimura Matsushige-en Asadakaori-en Obuku tea plantation Via Ryokuenzaka Restaurants Undergoing maintenance 高田通泉園 until 2019 Tea-colored traffic sign Uji/Joyo/Kyotanabe ATakadatsusenen

Discovering the history of Enjoy forest bathing Please do not Japanese green tea Otaki Waterfall Road enter the tea Model Model Tea plantation Hojicha (roasted green tea)-flavored Soen Road Course Course1 Course2 plantations. soft ice cream is the most popular. Course “Freshly picked tea”-flavored soft ice Visitors can tour through In addition to the birthplace of cream is available in May. Approx. 4 km Approx. 6 km 9:00‒18:00 (Open at 10:00 on Sundays tea-related spots such as Soen Nagatani, visitors can fully and on holidays/closed on New Year stone houses, tea wholesalers, Kogyodanchi-guchi Kogyodanchi-guchi holidays) enjoy Otaki Waterfall, with water Bus stop Bus stop 実り and tea plantations. 23 min. on foot that comes from Mt. Jubu. 23 min. on foot BSoba restaurant Minori 1 Yuyadani Hall 1 Yuyadani Hall 7 min. on foot 9 min. on foot 2 Cold springs 2 Chofuku-ji Temple 12 min. on foot 29 min. on foot 3 Obukudani 3 Otaki Waterfall 6 min. on foot 23 min. on foot Handmade buckwheat noodles are on You can read the code via offer, and visitors can experience 4 Birthplace of 4 Entrance to Akagao Bus stop making ceramics. 9 min. on foot a smartphone app. 11:30‒15:00/open only on Fridays, Ujitawara tea Saturdays, and Sundays 19 min. on foot 5 The birthplace of (ceramic-making lessons offered from Soen Nagatani/ Monday to Wednesday; prior booking 5 The birthplace of Model Yuyadani’s essential) Soen Nagatani/ Chasomyo Shrine Course 1 Introduction Video 14 min. on foot リンデンバウム Chasomyo Shrine Model “Story of Yantan” 1 Course CLindenbaum The birthplace of Soen Nagatani 14 min. on foot Yuyadani Hall 2 (For details, please refer to the History page.) 1 Yuyadani Hall “Ofudo-san” (Fudo Myo-o), worshipped * The time required is calculated at Otaki Waterfall based on 3.2 km/hour.

Fresh Tea Festival at the birthplace of Lantern Decoration & the Yantan Lantern Festival Otaki Waterfall New Year Hand-rolled Tea Soen Nagatani (Sundays in mid- to late August) At Chofuku-ji Temple Festival Dedication Ceremony (On Sundays in early and mid-May) At the birthplace Here, participants decorate lanterns with (9/1) Otaki Waterfall (12/31‒1/1) At the birthplace of Soen Nagatani of Soen Nagatani Western dishes featuring multitudes of Oriental zodiac signs made of This is a rainmaking This hand-rolled tea event (a local vegetables are popular, and many Yantan’s Making everlasting vegetables and insert a comical haiku ceremony that is said to have traditional tea making fans of this food come here even from memories at events such inside. The lanterns are then dedicated started in the Edo Period. method) is open to the public distant places. events as tea-picking at Soen’s to the temple. This festival has been After reciting a norito (Shinto (from 21:00 to 2:00 the next 11:00‒15:00 (last order: 14:30) & handed down from the end of the Edo morning each year). Locals 17:00‒21:00 (last order: 20:30)/closed tea plantation, tea-making prayer), the participants on Tuesdays from sprouts, and sipping Period, and the Yantan Lantern Festival threw eels that drank sake dedicate the tea to the on sencha, with a rice ball. is also held during the same period now. into the waterfall basin. adjacent Chasomyo Shrine.