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Kyoto Infused with Tea 宇治田原町 U jitawara Town Hot Spot JR Nara Line (Rapid): JR Nara Line (Rapid): Approx. 20 min. Approx. 30 min. Guide Kintetsu Kyoto Line Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Express): Approx. 25 min. (Express): Approx. 30 min. WithWith Map Keihan Main Line (Limited Express): Approx. 15 min. Keihan Uji Line: Keihan Main Line (Limited Approx. 15 min. Express): Approx. 40 min. Four special courseourse covering Ujitawara Town Via Ryokuenzaka Via Kogyodanchi ◉ Experienceence ◉ Cuisine ◉ SouvenirsSo ◉ TableTable ooff Annual aandnd OtherOther EventEventss Feel the four seasons. Walk in the footsteps of history. Refresh your soul. Enjoy our traditional hospitality. Time flows peacefully in Ujitawara Town. Imagine having a cup of tea with traditional Japanese hospitality. Scenery of expanding tea plantations, historic properties lingering in the back areas of valleys, and heartwarming interactions with locals̶the trip to Ujitawara Town is sure to make you smile. 02 Index 04 Ujitawara Town Area Map 06 Tea: Past and present Course 1: 08 Follow the footsteps of history through various tea-related spots. Course 2: 10 Refresh yourself at healing spots! Course 3: 12 Embark on a curious hike to unearth history. Course 4: 14 Hike the forest and the village, along the same route as Ieyasu. 16 An amazing experience in nature 18 Restaurants with various tastes! 20 Special souvenir selection 22 Table of annual events & an event calendar * The data is as of Feb. 2017. * Consumption tax is included in the stated prices unless special notes are shown. * The time required for each course is calculated based on 3.2 km/hour (walking) and 40 km/hour (driving). The time required for buses is based on the timetables of the local bus companies. 03 Uji-gawa River Kasatori IC 3 Kyoto Hyogo Shiga Ujitawara Town P10 Sarumaru Shrine Osaka ❼ Nara ❻ Wakayama Zenjo-ji Temple 783 Uji / Amagase Dam Kobo-no-ido Well Gansho-in Temple P14 Sueyama‒Kutsuwa ❼ Tawara-gawa Otonoyamaguchi Pond Nature Park Omiya Shrine P8 ❸ Iwayama ❶ ❶ River P8 ❷ ❾ 11 ❽ 10 Yamaguchi Castle Ruins Ichu-mae Ujitawara 10 Ujitawara ❾ Uji P12 ❷ Town office Elementary School 11 ❽ 12 ❹ ❺ ❺ U ❷ Omiya-michi ❺ K ❹ ❻ Neda 13 Shimomachi ❸ ❸ Yakuba-minami 12 ❶ ❽ 13 13 Meijodai Gonokuchi ❾ ❻ 11 10 ❼ Inuuchi-gawa 307 S River Joyo/Kyotanabe/ Tokai Nature Trail Hirakata 62 12 ❹ Shrines and temples Facility/nature/historic spot Stores and restaurants ❶ Otabisho ・・・・・・・・・・・P23 ❶ Sueyama‒Kutsuwa Pond ❶ Miroku・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・P 1 9 ❷ Myoraku-ji Temple ・・・P13 Nature Park・・・・・・・・・・・・・・P17 ❷ Sawarabisanso Akamasa・・P 1 9 ❸ Omiya Shrine・・・・・・P 2 2 , 2 3 ❷ Yamaguchi Castle Ruins・・・・P14 ❸ Ichinosho・・・・・・・・・・・P13,21 ❹ Mikurusu Shrine ・・・P13,23 ❸ Tawara Elementary School・・P13 ❹ Cherry・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・P 1 8 ❺ Sannomiya Shrine・・・・P23 ❹ Yasuragi Road・・・・・・・・・・・・P22 ❺ BaVato・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・P 2 1 ❻ Zenjo-ji Temple・・・・P11,23 ❺ Ieyasu Iga-goe Road・・・・・・・P14 ❻ JA farmers’ market ❼ Sarumaru Shrine・・・P10,23 ❻ Hokyoin-to Pagoda・・・・・・・・P13 Ujicha-no-sato ・・・・・・・・P20 ❽ Omichi Shrine ・・・・・P15,23 ❼ MARU+JYU・・・・・・・・・・・・・・P16 ❼ Uosada Honten・・・・・・・・・P 1 9 ❾ Chofuku-ji Temple・・・・P22 ❽ Tea Reference Room ❽ Shinryumenkan・・・・・・・・・P 1 8 10 Chasomyo Shrine P09,22,23 (Cultural Center)・・・・・・・・P08,23 ❾ Ochanosato Kitaniyama P11,21 11 Ten Shrine・・・・・・・・・・P22 ❾ JA Tea Making Method 10 Tanaka-ya Ujitawara Store P19 Training Factory ・・・・・・・・・・P22 12 Shoju-in Temple・・P11,17,22 11 Takadatsusenen・・・・・・P09,21 10 Ujitawara Town Post Office・・P09 13 Henjo-in Temple・・・・・P15 12 Soba restaurant Minori・・P20 11 The birthplace of 13 Lindenbaum・・・・・・・・・・・・P 1 8 Soen Nagatani・・・・・・・P 0 9 , 2 2 , 2 3 12 Otaki Waterfall・・・・・・・・ ・・・・P23 Obukudani・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・P06 04 13 Nango IC Otsu ine This town of traditional hospitality is ❼ “heart-shaped.” ❻ Ujitawara Town Area Map ❼ Ryokuenzakauenzakauen ❸ 8 307 P15 ❶ ❶ ❷ ❾ Kogyodanchi-guchi 11 Koka/Shigaraki ❽ 10 ra 10 ❾ ❷ ol 11 ❽ 12 Take care while walking, ❹ ❺ due to this being a mountain path. ❺ Ujitawara ❷ ❺ Kogyodanchi ❹ ❻ 13Henjo-in Temple ❸ ❸ 12Shoju-in Temple ❶ ❽ 13 13 ❾ Obukudani ❻ 11 Chofuku-ji Temple 10 ❼ Shinzei Nyudo Mound The birthplace of Soen Nagatani 12 Otaki Waterfall ❹ Shrines and temples Facility/nature/historic spot Stores and restaurants ❶ ❶ ❶ Mt. Jubu ❷ ❷ With your app ❸ ❷ ❸ reading the QR ❹ ❸ ❹ code, you can ❺ ❹ ❺ watch the town’s ❻ ❺ ❻ PR video. ❼ ❻ Wazuka ❽ ❼ ❼ ❾ ❽ ❽ 10 ❾ 11 ❾ 10 Bus stop 12 11 10 13 12 Tea plantation 11 13 Ujitawara Town Mascot 12 Chappy 13 05 The more you know, the more delightful your trip will become! Ujitawara Town is the chief production district of Uji tea. This page introduces the history of the “birthplace of Japanese green tea” and the town’s current features. Green tea originated in Obukudani. Ujitawara Town began tea cultivation in the Kamakura Period. It is said that the Tea making with the use of a dryer disciple of a noted priest, Myo-e, a Yuyadani village is lined with tea reviver of the World Cultural Heritage Tea-making tools and the remains of a tea dryer factories and wholesaler buildings, are conserved inside Soen Nagatani’s home. Kozan-ji Temple, introduced the cultivation which are made of impressive stone fences and nostalgic architecture. method in the Kamakura Period. The first Present-day Obukudani tea seeds were planted at the interior of Obukudani located at the foot of the sacred Mt. Jubu. The tea cultivated at Obukudani, a suitable place for tea cultivation, is said to have become popular and was presented to the Shogunate and Imperial House at that time. The birth of Japanese green tea Currently, many people in Japan enjoy drinking green tea. In fact, green tea is said to have originated at Yuyadani district in Ujitawara Town. In the middle of the Edo Period, Soen Nagatani, a tea dealer from Yuyadani, developed a tea method over 15 years, finally delivering tea with superior color, taste, and smell. Ujitawara Hometown Festival (P23) Info on sweets made with tea (P21) Soen Nagatani His success changed the crude brown tea (property of Myoraku-ji Temple) that common people used to drink into delicious green tea. Soen travelled to Edo (Tokyo) and sold the green tea through the sales channel of a tea dealer, Kahei Yamamoto, who later opened Yamamotoyama Store. His tea was quickly heralded as the “Best in Japan” and stirred a new boom. This tea method is known as “Aosei Sencha Seiho” and serves as the foundation of modern Japanese green tea. 06 RecognizedR as“Japan Heritage” Yuyadani’Y s tea industry flourished thanks to the popularity of Soen’ s sencha (common( green tea). While walking through the streets, lined with large tea wholesalew stores and populated by tea farmers, visitors can imagine how this narrown area flourished at that time despite the fact that the small area is located alonga a valley. Soen’ s home, which is located at the interior of Yuyadani, wasw also restored (P9). There, visitors can see the remains of a tea ddryer that Soen is said to have used. Yuyadani’ s streetscapes, wwith his birthplace, tea plantations, tea dealers, and tea ffarmers, are recognized as “Japan Heritage.” (For details, pplease refer to the description at the bottom of this page.) Tea making with the use of a dryer Yuyadani village is lined with tea Tea-making tools and the remains of a tea dryer factories and wholesaler buildings, are conserved inside Soen Nagatani’s home. which are made of impressive stone Present-day fences and nostalgic architecture. Obukudani The tea industry is still alive in this town. In Ujitawara Town, more than 100 tea farmers are still engaged in making superior tea. Tea events such as tea-picking, tea-tasting competitions, and tea-making events are held mainly in the fresh-tea season. Furthermore, the town is disseminating attractive information associated with tea, such as information on sweets that utilize tea in their ingredients. With pride as a town of tea in mind, Ujitawara Town has inherited a fruitful history and culture. Manhole cover Ujitawara Hometown Festival (P23) Info on sweets made with tea (P21) What is“Japan Heritage”? The Agency for Cultural Affairs recognizes the narratives with regional attractive features that represent Japan’ s cultural and traditional properties. Regional areas take initiatives to maintain and utilize such integral cultural properties (regardless of whether tangible or intangible) and disseminate such information both inside and outside Japan, aiming to revitalize local areas. “A Historical Walk Through 800 Years of Japanese Tea” (Kyoto Prefecture), of which the narratives of Yuyadani in Ujitawara Town are part, was recognized as the first “Japan Heritage” offering, in April 2015. 07 Ichu-mae Bus stop Model Course 1 ＆ 6 min. on foot 0.3 km Bus on foot 1 Tea Reference Room Visitors can tour around Ujitawara’s Ichu-mae Bus stop standard spots. Shall we fully enjoy tea 5 min. by bus 2.2 km culture and history as well as the Kogyodanchi-guchi Bus stop tranquil scenery of Yuyadani̶the 37 min. on foot 2 km birthplace of Japanese green tea? The birthplace of 2 Soen Nagatani Follow the footsteps of history Short jaunt on foot Mr. Tanimura (chairperson) & Ms. Nagatani through varvariousious 3 Chasomyo Shrine Soen-san’s Birthplace Support Association in Yuyadani 26 min. on foot 1.4 km tea-related spots. 4 Takadatsusenen 11 min. on foot 0.6 km Kogyodanchi-guchi Bus stop BusBus stopstop Bus stop (via Ryokuenzaka) Ujitawara Shigaraki/Koka KogyKogyodanchi-guchiodanchi-guchi Post office 307 Ikoukan Junior High School Minori (P20) Tea Local gym 4 plantation Bus stop P Police box (via Kogyodanchi) Parking lot for 12 cars 1 Ichu-mae P Convenience ststoretore Yuyadani Hall Gas station a Signboard for JA Ujitawar “Japan Heritage” Shinryumenkan Branch Office (P18) LindenbaumLinLini ddedenennbaubba m 2 307 (P1(P18)18)) 3 Check thiss coursecourse Gonokuchi on video! Chofuku-ji Temple Otaki Waterfall Learn Largest waterfall in the town 1 Cultural Center 総合文化センター Tea Reference Room Visitors can learn about tea culture, the town’s history, and the achievements of Soen Nagatani, the inventor of Japanese green tea (P6), on the third floor.
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    The fiber optic broadband service coverage rate in Japan as of March 2020 (by municipality) (As of March 31, 2020) Municipal Coverage rate of fiber optic Prefecture Municipality broadband service code for households (%) 11011 Hokkaido Chuo Ward, Sapporo City 100.00 11029 Hokkaido Kita Ward, Sapporo City 100.00 11037 Hokkaido Higashi Ward, Sapporo City 100.00 11045 Hokkaido Shiraishi Ward, Sapporo City 100.00 11053 Hokkaido Toyohira Ward, Sapporo City 100.00 11061 Hokkaido Minami Ward, Sapporo City 99.94 11070 Hokkaido Nishi Ward, Sapporo City 100.00 11088 Hokkaido Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City 100.00 11096 Hokkaido Teine Ward, Sapporo City 100.00 11100 Hokkaido Kiyota Ward, Sapporo City 100.00 12025 Hokkaido Hakodate City 99.62 12033 Hokkaido Otaru City 100.00 12041 Hokkaido Asahikawa City 99.96 12050 Hokkaido Muroran City 100.00 12068 Hokkaido Kushiro City 99.31 12076 Hokkaido Obihiro City 99.47 12084 Hokkaido Kitami City 98.84 12092 Hokkaido Yubari City 90.24 12106 Hokkaido Iwamizawa City 93.24 12114 Hokkaido Abashiri City 97.29 12122 Hokkaido Rumoi City 97.57 12131 Hokkaido Tomakomai City 100.00 12149 Hokkaido Wakkanai City 99.99 12157 Hokkaido Bibai City 97.86 12165 Hokkaido Ashibetsu City 91.41 12173 Hokkaido Ebetsu City 100.00 12181 Hokkaido Akabira City 97.97 12190 Hokkaido Monbetsu City 94.60 12203 Hokkaido Shibetsu City 90.22 12211 Hokkaido Nayoro City 95.76 12220 Hokkaido Mikasa City 97.08 12238 Hokkaido Nemuro City 100.00 12246 Hokkaido Chitose City 99.32 12254 Hokkaido Takikawa City 100.00 12262 Hokkaido Sunagawa City 99.13
  • Biwako Otsu Travel Guide

    Biwako Otsu Travel Guide

    U nwind you r mind on a trip to O tsu . Otsu Station Tourist Information Center Biwako-Otsu Tourism Association The Civil Cultural Center, 2-3 Goryo-Cho, For inquiries Vierra Otsu, 1-3 Kasuga-Cho, Otsu City, regarding Shiga Prefecture Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture tourism TEL: 077-522-3830 / kanko@ otsu-guide.jp TEL: 077-528-2772 (weekdays only) / info@ otsu.or.jp http://www.otsu.or.jp/en/ @ hello.otsu.japan @ hellootsu.japan Issued by: Tourism Promotion Office, Industry and Tourism Department, Otsu City / 3-1 Goryo-Cho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture / TEL: 077-528-2756 Y our First V isit to O tsu 0 1 “ Try the best of O tsu! ” J ust 9 m inutes by train from K yoto Station. Toward O tsu, 6:30 a.m.: Meditation at a World Heritage Site temple 0 3 the entranceway to Lake Biwa. Head out to meet the endless blue 0 5 Explore famous shops near the Old Tokaido Road 0 7 The people here live along the largest lake in J apan, Stay in an onsen town, surrounded by the mother lake 0 9 and the city itself is always enveloped in a peaceful air. Create, eat, and walk. Spend a day in a town of Japanese sweets 1 1 W alking the streets, you' ll encounter a succession of temples, shrines, and examples of traditional architecture. Finding Y our W ay Around 1 4 Imagining a quiet historical story continuing onward Shiga Omi-Maiko/Hira 1 5 is one of the ways to enjoy the area.