Uji River

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Kajiwara Kagesue, Sasaki Takatsuna, and Hatakeyama Shigetada racing to cross the Uji River before the second battle of Uji, as depicted in a print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
Kajiwara Kagesue, Sasaki Takatsuna, and Hatakeyama Shigetada racing to cross the Uji River before the second battle of Uji, as depicted in a print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

The Uji River (Japanese: 宇治川, Uji-gawa) runs through the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture.

Its source is Lake Biwa, and it is known as the Seta River until it comes close to Uji. It then combines with the Kizu River and the Katsura River to become the Yodo River.

The Uji River is a popular fishing spot during the summer and fall months.

The Uji River has a prominent place in the so-called "Uji chapters" of the Tale of Genji, a novel written by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century.

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