⛩️Uji Shrine Babysitter Level Guide｜Enter the Orange Secret Realm of the Millennium Yingge

The spring limited romance of the World Cultural Heritage Uji Shrine is here! This local's private guide to walking 👇

📍Transportation Guide

Just a 5-minute walk from JR Uji Station! It is recommended to wear a kimono/light-colored skirt, the orange torii + moss stone steps are beyond the picture 👘

🔥Must-check-in for the magical camera

Orange Thousand Torii Gates

The vermilion torii gates stretch along the mountainside. Using a 0.5x wide-angle upward shot can frame the entire sky. On rainy days, the foggy scene looks like a scene from "Spirited Away"!

Mitarashi River Bed

Sit on the tatami by the river and enjoy matcha, with the green mountain view and red torii behind you, a unique and elegant afternoon tea in Kyoto☕️

🍵Hidden gameplay

✔️Buy "Ema" to write your wishes and hang them on the wishing wall. Pick a cherry blossom shape for a more ceremonial feel🌸

✔️Requesting for a "love amulet", the pink hammer is super cute! Put it in your carry-on bag to increase your luck in love✨

✔️Wear a kimono and experience the tea ceremony (reservation required), and there is a sea of wisteria flowers outside the tea room window~

📸Secrets to filming

• Light is softest before 8am/after 4pm

• Use petals as the foreground and shoot the side profile against the light

• Wearing light green/lavender/beige is more suitable for the scene

🍡Surrounding walking routes

Uji River → Byodoin Phoenix Hall (10 minutes walk) → Nakamura Tokichi eats matcha parfait 🍵 → The Tale of Genji Museum

⚠️Warm reminder

• Recommended staggered working days

• Commercial photography is prohibited at the Torii Gate, but it is OK to take photos with your mobile phone📱

• Matcha dessert lovers, remember to save room for Tokichi Nakamura!

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