Uji River
The Uji River, or the Yodo River in Kyoto Prefecture, 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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