Ujigami Shrine

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Overview

Address

Uji-Yamada, Uji City

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Hours

8:30 - 17:00 Closed now

Opening Hours

Monday
8:30 - 17:00
Tuesday
8:30 - 17:00
Wednesday
8:30 - 17:00
Thursday
8:30 - 17:00
Friday
8:30 - 17:00
Saturday
8:30 - 17:00
Sunday
8:30 - 17:00
Holidays
8:30 - 17:00

Price

Free

Website

uji-jinja.com

Highlights

Honden

Built in the late Heian period (794 - 1185), the honden building in Ujigami-jinja is especially unique due to its old nagare-zukuri-style architecture. It is one the oldest remaining examples of nagare-zukuri design, its distinctive feature being the three inner shrine structures being built side-by-side with the largest in the middle. Despite being made entirely of wood, it has survived almost a thousand years without being damaged by fire or man-made disasters.

Haiden

Tatezuna are the large conical sand mounds sitting at the entrance of the Haiden building, where devotees come to offer money and pray to the shrine gods. The sand mounds are said to represent sacred mountains, and are built to ward off evil and protect the site.

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What's unique

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Access

10-minute walk from Uji Station on the Keihan Uji Line 20-minute walk from JR Uji Station