Uji (Japanese: 宇治市; -shi) is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, on the Keihan line or the JR Nara Line towards Osaka.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 188,660, making it the largest city in Kyoto Prefecture apart from Kyoto itself and the density of 2,792.89 persons per km². The total area is 67.55 km². The city sits on the Uji River ("Ujigawa"), which has its source in Lake Biwa ("Biwa-ko"). In the 4th century the son of Emperor Ojin established a palace in Uji.
it boasts an abundance of Shinto and Buddhisttemples, all clustered about the centre of the town, including the Kosho-ji Zen temple, constructed in 1648, with its famous Kotozawa slope entrance (framed with dense thickets of peach, plum, willow, cherry, and maple trees, each of which dramatically change colour with the seasons). Another famous temple is Mampuku-ji, the head temple of the ŌbakuZen sect, built in ChineseMing style in 1661. Mimurodo-ji is famous for its abundance of purple hydrangeas, which are now available for viewing at night. Uji also is home to the Ujigami Jinja Shrine, another UNESCO World Heritage Site;
it is the source of "Uji Tea", a form of very high quality Japanese tea. ShogunYoshimitsu Ashikaga (1358-1408) promoted cultivation of green tea in the Uji area, and since that time Uji has been an important production and distribution centre of superior quality green tea (including Tsuen tea, continuously manufactured since 1160).
the final chapters of the Tale of Genji are set there, attracting visiting literature buffs from all over the world.
UJI 13-506 cannot be given to the jury in an action for relief under the Section 41-4-6 waiver of immunity because UJI 13-506 does not embody a negligence theory of recovery and because only negligence claims may be pursued under Section 41-4-6.
With UJI 13-506 as the sole liability instruction given to the jury and with no negligence theory of recovery properly before the jury as required in Section 41-4-6, the Village was entitled to a directed verdict in its favor based on immunity under the Act.
The Court held that the use of UJI 5.3 was mandatory and that "[t]he instruction states the entire law of liability and relief from liability in connection with dog-bite injuries" and "encompasses all the necessary elements of determining liability or non-liability in dog-bite cases." Id.
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