On the outskirts of Kyoto. Uji is the famous tea district of Japan.

Uji is a small city and the capital of green tea in Kyoto Prefecture, where its best varieties are produced.

Green tea in these places is considered one of the highest quality. It's a global brand! And there is so much tea in this town that not only ice cream and traditional sweets that have already become familiar to tourists, but also spaghetti, soba noodles, Japanese gez dumplings and much more are made of it.

We will start our tour with the tea factory, where you will learn the history of green tea, as well as some secrets of the production and preparation of this nutritious drink. You will be interested to learn about the features and huge health benefits of traditional powdered matcha tea. Maybe it is in the tea of the match that the secret of slimness of the Japanese is laid?

Next, we will visit Bedoin – a beautiful place where ancient architecture and nature harmoniously combine. The Phoenix Hall is one of Japan’s most famous buildings, depicted on a 10 yen coin. This building is the only original structure of the complex (1052), which was not burned during the Civil War in the XIV century. A shopping street leads to the temple with many souvenir shops and restaurants, especially with tea themes. In cozy cafes in the traditional style, you can watch the process of preparing match tea and take part in a mini-tea ceremony.

Fushimi Inari is one of the most popular temples in Kyoto. Dedicated to the goddess of rice Inari. Imagination strikes an infinite number of red-orange toria gates. It was in the corridor from these gates that the scene with the little Sayuri from the film Memoirs of a Geisha was filmed.