Uji
Uji is a Japanese city south of Kyoto, known for its shrines and temples. The 10th-century Buddhist Byōdō-in Temple includes Phoenix Hall, named for the phoenix statues crowning it. Ujigami Shrine is said to be Japan's oldest Shinto shrine. The Tale of Genji Museum displays scenes from the classic novel. Uji is known as a producer of green tea, which can be sampled at a traditional tea ceremony at Taihō-an Teahouse.
People born in Uji (First 49 people) - Page 8
Soemarno Sosroatmodjo
Indonesian Politician
Julián Mateos
Spanish actor
Kazuo Hasegawa
Japanese psychiatrist
Ivars Zviedris
Film producer
Edvīns Bietags
Olympic athlete
Arturs Alberings
Former Prime Minister of Latvia
Dina Kuple
Movie actress
Miervaldis Birze
Latvian writer
Valdis Celmiņš
Cinematographer
Edmunds Elksnis
Professional basketball player
Krišs Ozols
Visual artist
Nehemiah Levanon
Diplomat
Maris Bishofs
Artist
Dainis Bertāns
Basketball player
Dainis Bertāns
Basketball player
Jānis Dimza
Sredoje Lukić
Jose Yu
Businessman
Yook Sungjae
South Korean singer
Kim Hyang Gi
South Korean actress
Lee Sung-yeol
South Korean singer
Lee Dae-yeol
Singer
Josef Tichatschek
Opera singer
Teruzane Utada
Japanese music producer
Diego León Montoya Sánchez
Rodrigo Parra Sandoval
Colombian writer
Manuel Octavio Bermúdez
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
Former President of Honduras
Juan José Laboriel
Actor
Eddie Hernández
Honduran footballer
Henry Ian Cusick
Peruvian-Scottish actor
María Julia Mantilla
Peruvian actress
Christian Cueva
Peruvian football player
Silvia Cornejo
Peruvian model
Luis Abanto Morales
Peruvian singer
Phillip Butters
Peruvian sports commentator
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
Former Member of Constituent Assembly of Peru
Carmencita Lara
Peruvian singer
Paul Alayo
Actor
Alejandro Romualdo
Peruvian poet
Héctor Becerril
Peruvian Politician
Luis Alva Castro
Former President of the Congress of Peru
Daniel Salaverry
Former President of the Congress of Peru
Andrea Cedrón
Peruvian swimmer
Linda Laura Lecca
Arturo Corcuera
Peruvian poet
Fernando Bacilio
Movie actor
