Kyoto Metropolis and its surrounding areas are undoubtedly a number of the hottest vacationer locations in Japan, with numerous Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples listed as UNESCO World Heritage Websites. It feels such as you’ve been transported to Japan’s Heian interval (between 794 and 1185) at each road nook. Whereas lots of the websites are positioned north of the primary JR Kyoto prepare station, just a few are positioned south of it. And one metropolis that’s dwelling to 2 World Heritage Websites, Uji Metropolis, has partnered with Kyoto Animation for a brand new promotional video highlighting town and all its wonders.
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Uji Metropolis’s X (previously Twitter) account revealed the brand new Kyoto Animation promotional video, titled (loosely translated) “Uji Has Many Tales”, on August 1:
Collaboration between Uji, a metropolis linked to Murasaki Shikibu, and Kyoto Animation🌸💜
Uji, town related to Murasaki Shikibu’s PR video
The primary story of “Maggots Have a Story” is launched ✨😭Beginning at present, the primary story is obtainable on Uji Metropolis’s official YouTube channel. Please watch the Uji Metropolis PR video! ✨https://t.co/bbVLtGpZI4#Uji Metropolis #Metropolis related to Murasaki Shikibu… photograph.twitter.com/VxHAyyZnLl
— Uji, town related to Murasaki Shikibu (@uji_murasaki) August 1, 2024
A collaboration between town of Uji, town related to Murasaki ShikibuAnd Kyoto Animation🌸💜
The promotional video for Uji Metropolis, town related to Murasaki Shikibu“Uji Has Many Tales” is now out there✨😭The complete model is obtainable from at present on the official web site of Uji Metropolis YouTube channel. Watch the Uji Metropolis PR video!✨
The six and a half minute video follows a feminine vacationer as she is taken by a spirit rabbit to lots of the metropolis’s areas. Among the many areas are the Uji Shrine, the Statue of the Ten Uji Chapters of The Story of Genjithe Byodo-in Temple, the Masuda Chaho (though extra to indicate Uji Inexperienced Tea), Ujibashi Avenue, Uji Bridge and Uji River, the Keihan Railway Uji Station, the tea fields close to the Ocha to Uji-no-machi Historic Park, Tsuen Essential Department (to indicate Uji Inexperienced Tea), The Story of Genji Museum, Ujigami Shrine and Sawabari-no-michi. However as a substitute of exhibiting us the websites, there’s a collage of Uji Metropolis by way of the ages with how the background characters are dressed. It’s a whimsical and fantastical video that can pique the curiosity of any viewer.
Takuya Yamamura directed the video, which stars Azusa Tadokoro as the girl. Jazz pianist Ai Kuwabara scores the music.
Together with the brand new promotional video of Kyoto AnimationUji Metropolis has additionally launched a voice-guided tour information service Yuki Kaji as Hikaru Genji from what might be the world’s first novel, The Story of Genji By means of Murasaki Shikibu. The information highlights 23 areas in Uji Metropolis and customarily follows the trail that the girl within the promotional video took. So it is a enjoyable strategy to expertise the promotional video for your self. And in line with the Uji Metropolis web site, this service will run till January 6, 2025.
Whereas many anime followers know Uji Metropolis as Kyoto Animation‘S Sound! Euphoniumthe promotional video reveals us one other facet of town. And with a narrated tour by Hikaru Genji (Yuki Kaji), there’s a lot to do within the metropolis.
Sources: Uji Metropolis’s web site (hyperlink 2), X/ from Uji MetropolisTwitter accountTake a look at metropolis YouTube channel
