Uji
Uji is a Japanese city south of Kyoto, known for its shrines and temples. The 10th-century Buddhist Byōdō-in Temple includes Phoenix Hall, named for the phoenix statues crowning it. Ujigami Shrine is said to be Japan's oldest Shinto shrine. The Tale of Genji Museum displays scenes from the classic novel. Uji is known as a producer of green tea, which can be sampled at a traditional tea ceremony at Taihō-an Teahouse.
People born in Uji (First 32 people) - Page 12
Li Chang
Official
Chang Ya-juo
Winston Chang's mother
Toshitsugu Saito
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Zhao Shiyan
Author
Ran Yunfei
Chinese writer
Yoyo Qiao
Atsuko Takahata
Japanese actress
Kūkai
Japanese monastic
Kojiro Horimizu
Japanese olympic athlete
Yoshimitsu Kimura
Boxer
Kanichi Kashimura
Japanese aircraft pilot
Takeshi Ike
Film score composer
Yoshiki Yamashita
Japanese Politician
Yao Wenyuan
Chinese literary critic
Chen Min'er
Former Governor of Guizhou
Chen Hongshou
Chinese painter
Wang Mian
Chinese painter
Dongshan Liangjie
Monastic
ChungYao Chao
Chinese physicist
Huang Qifan
Chinese Politician
Nanyang Huizhong
He Zhanhao
Musical composer
Wu Jingjing
Chinese actress
Xu Guoliang
Chinese geneticist
Zhong Shanshan
Chinese businessman
Chung-Yao Chao
Chinese physicist
Jiang Jufeng
Former Governor of Sichuan Province
Zhang Shibo
General
Youxian Sun
Author
Jiyuan Yu
Philosopher
Si Jiahui
Chinese snooker player