I went by uji last summer and everything seemed fine
Go ahead and make me jealous...I haven't been to Uji in 20 years. The promenade ending at Byodo-In is a tea lover's paradise.
I order my tea from hikibi-an, which is up in the hills overlooking Uji; one time I got a personal tour of hibiki-an's groves and tea grinding factory, a wonderful experience.