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Uji: Byōdō-in & Matcha
The Phoenix Hall on the 10-yen coin, plus Japan's matcha capital. Do the ¥1000 tasting flight at a tea house on Byōdō-in Omotesandō — after Uji, ceremonial grade elsewhere tastes flat.
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Day Trips
Easy escapes under an hour out — Nara's deer, Uji's matcha, the Kurama-Kibune ridge.