古都京都・宇治市の世界文化遺産・宇治上神社 / Ujigami Jinja - Kyoto World Cultural Heritage located in City of Uji

この神社を参るとき、金閣寺みたい建物と素敵なビューが見られませんでした。しかし、「宇治上神社」は日本で現存最古の神社建築です。注意：日本で最古の神社は奈良県の「大神神社」です。
When I was visiting this temple in the city of Uji,Kyoto, I was pretty disappointed that the temple compound neither have interesting architectures like Golden Pavilion nor beautiful scenery. However, the buildings inside 'Ujigami Jinja' was currently the oldest constructed temple in Japan. Despite of the fact that 'Ujigami Jinja' was the oldest constructed temple in Japan, it wasn't the oldest temple in Japan. The oldest temple in Japan would be 'Oomiwa Jinja' that was located in the prefecture of 'Nara'.

「宇治上神社」の石碑と鳥居 Stone Monument and Torii gate of 'Ujigami Jinja'

「宇治上神社」の入り口
Entrance of 'Ujigami Jinja'

	「宇治上神社」の境内 Inside 'Ujigami Jinja'

残念だ。インタネットによると「宇治上神社」の建築は鎌倉時代前期に建ていました。しかし、僕は建物の知識がありませんでした。だから、いろいろな神社の違いところは全然知らなかった。XD
According to the Internet, 'Ujigami Jinja' was built during the 'Kamakura' period of Japan. However, as I have limited knowledge of architectural design, therefore I'm pretty sorry to say that I can't tell the differences between the various kind of temples that was built during different periods of Japan.

* こちは「宇治上神社」の資料です。
^ こちは「大神神社」の資料です。
~ こちは僕が「宇治上神社」に撮るの写真です。
* Click here to find out more about 'Ujigami Jinja'. (In Japanese Only.)
^ Click here to find out more about 'Oomiqa Jinja'. (In Japanese Only.)
~ Click here for the photos of 'Ujigami Jinja' that was taken by me.

古都京都・宇治市の世界文化遺産・平等院 / Byodo In - Kyoto World Cultural Heritage located in City of Uji

質問：「宇治市に、有名なものは何ですか？」たぶん、１００％の人も「宇治茶」と答えます。しかし、宇治市内、「宇治茶」以外、二つの世界文化遺産がありますよ。だから、今週と来週も宇治市の世界文化遺産を紹介ことにします。実は、2010年の日本旅中、宇治市の「平等院」で、５０メーター以内の距離に、日本の天皇皇后両陛下を見ていました。素晴らしい体験ですよ。
Question: "What are the famous stuff that can be found in the City of Uji in Kyoto?". Probably 100 percent of the replies were 'Uji Tea'. However, do you know that in the city of Uji, there were actually 2 World Cultural Heritage sites? Therefore, I have decided to introduce the 2 World Cultural Heritage sites of the city of 'Uji' for the current and following week. In fact, during my visit to 'Byodo In' in the year 2010, I was pretty lucky to see the emperor and empress of Japan within a distance of 50 metres. And that was definite a fantastic experience. :D

以下は「平等院」の写真です：
The following photos were taken in 'Byodo In':

平等院の石碑
Stone Monument of 'Byodo In'

平等院の入り口 Entrance of 'Byodo In'

「扇の芝」 'Oogi no Shiba'

藤棚 'Fuji Dana' 毎年の四月から六月まで、ここで素敵なビューが見られます。 Annually starting from the month of April to June, one can witness a magnificent sight of the flowers of Spring planted at this location.

	鳳凰堂 'Houou do'
附：日本の十円玉の表は平等院の鳳凰堂のイメージです。一万円の裏は平等院の鳳凰像のイメージです。 Note: On the obverse side of a Japanese 10 yen coin, contains the image of 'Houou Do','Byodo In'. On the reverse side of a Japanese 10,000 yen note, contains the image of 'Houou Zou' of 'Houou Do', 'Byodo In'.

日本の天皇皇后両陛下（ぴんぴんらしいです。） Emperor and Empress of Japan

* こちは「平等院」の資料です。
^ こちは「平等院」のいろいろな資料です。例えば：国宝とか、建物とか。。。
~ こちは僕が「平等院」に撮るの写真です。
* Click here to find out more the treasures and buildings of 'Byodo In'. (In Japanese Only.)
^ Click here to find out more about the treasures of 'Byodo In'. (In Japanese Only.)
~ Click here for the photos of 'Byodo In' that was taken by me.