🦌🍵 Kyoto Suburb Travel Course (Nara → Uji)

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🦌🍵 Kyoto Suburb Travel Itinerary (Nara → Uji)

1️⃣ Nara Park & Todaiji Temple (Nara)
• Highlights: Interact with freely roaming deer.
• Great for taking photos while feeding them deer senbei.
• Todaiji Temple is the world's largest wooden structure and boasts the magnificent Great Buddha.
📍 From Kyoto, take the JR Nara Line to Nara Station (approximately 45 minutes)

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2️⃣ Uji (Uji)
• A tea town located between Kyoto and Nara.
• From Nara, take the JR Nara Line to Uji Station in approximately 30-40 minutes.

📍 Key Attractions
• Uji River Walk: A relaxing course with bridges and river views.
• Byodoin Temple (平等院): Famous for the "Phoenix Hall" engraved on the back of the 10 yen coin. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Uji Chadori (Cha Street): Enjoy matcha soft serve ice cream, matcha powder-dusted dango (rice cakes), and a traditional teahouse experience.

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3️⃣ Return to Kyoto City
• Take the JR Nara Line from Uji to Kyoto Station (approximately 20 minutes).
• End the evening at an izakaya or ramen restaurant near Kyoto Station.

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🚆 Trip Summary
• Kyoto Station → (JR Nara Line, 45 minutes) → Nara → (JR Nara Line, 35 minutes) → Uji → (JR Nara Line, 20 minutes) → Kyoto Station

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🍴 Recommended Foods
• Nara: Kakunoi (柿の葉寿司) – Fermented sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves. • Uji: Matcha Soba, Matcha Tiramisu, Matcha Parfait

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✅ This course is perfect for departing Kyoto early in the morning → Nara in the morning → Uji in the afternoon → returning to Kyoto in the evening.