Uji
Uji Shrine


Designated Important Cultural Properties
Kamakura Period
Prince of Emperor Ohjin, Uji no Wakiiratsuko

Formerly called Rikyu Hachimangu (Kirihara Higeta-no-miya), Uji Shrine is dedicated to a prince of Emperor Ohjin, Uji no Wakiiratsuko. According to "Nihon shoki," the oldest official chronicle of Japan, the prince committed suicide by drowning in the Uji River as a result of his strife with his elder brother Prince Osazaki (later Emperor Nintoku) over the succession to the Imperial Throne.
In addition to the main hall built during the Kamakura Period (1192-1333), which is designated as an important cultural asset, there are various precious cultural assets such as wooden guardian dogs.
On June 8 each year, the last day of the shrine's annual festival called "Rikyu-matsuri," there is a procession carrying a large sacred palanquin that parades through the city of Uji.

Tourist Information

Source: The Uji municipal government

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