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Kyoto-fu Uji-shi Uji
The nearest train station is Uji Station of JR Nara Line and Uji Station of Keihan Uji Line.
Ujigawa is the main river running in the city.
Byodoin is a Buddhist temple located in the city just west of the Ujigawa. The most famous building in the temple is the
Phoenix Hall (Hououdo). This building is shown in the back side of the Japanese 10 yen coin, while the Phoenix statue on the
top of the building is shown in the back side of the Japanese 10000 yen note. In December 1994, UNESCO listed the building as
a World Heritage Site as part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto". The Phoenix Hall, the great statue of Amida inside
it, and several other items at Byodoin are national treasures of Japan.
Byodoin's web site - http://www.byodoin.or.jp/
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| Looking the red pedestrian foot bridge crossing Ujigawa from the east bank
| Closer look of the red pedestrian foot bridge with nearby statue
| Workers are reclaiming land in the middle of Ujigawa
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| The entrance staircase of Kameishirou, a famous ryokan located at the east bank
| Looking back at the red bridge at the other side
| The red bridge's east end
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| Looking at the water exhaust route of the nearby hydro-electric generation facility from the middle of the red bridge
| Old sakura tree located on one of the island in the middle of Ujigawa
| Looking at the water exhaust route of the nearby hydro-electric generation facility from the island
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| The 13 story stone pagoda located on the island
| Stone plaque of the pagoda
| Looking at the Byodoin Phoenix Hall from outside of the temple
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| The Phoenix Hall
| The Phoenix Hall
| The Phoenix Hall
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| One of the phoenix statue on top of the Phoenix Hall
| One of the phoenix statue on top of the Phoenix Hall
| The phoenix statues on top of the Phoenix Hall
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| The Phoenix Hall
| The Phoenix Hall
| The 200 years old tree inside the temple area
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| Description of the 200 years old tree inside the temple area
| Map of the Byodoin
| Another map of the Byodoin
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| Front entrance of the Byodoin
| Statue of Murasakishikibu, the author of the famous historic fiction Genji Monogatari
| Uji Bridge, at the west bank of Ujigawa
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