For centuries a source of respite and escape, Arashiyama offers a glimpse of natural beauty outside of Kyoto. The district has a variety of outdoor activities: visit the Japanese macaques in the monkey park, or take a rowboat out onto the lake. Don't miss the bamboo grove, a gentle uphill trail through densely packed stalks, ending at a historic imperial villa and its surrounding landscaped gardens. To find out how to plan a trip to Kyoto, use our trip itinerary maker.
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Not worth your time if you are coming just to see this. The Kiyomizudera area is far better and more interesting. Crowded, and the attraction is a short road flanked by bamboo plants. That's all...
Not worth your time if you are coming just to see this. The Kiyomizudera area is far better and more interesting. Crowded, and the attraction is a short road flanked by bamboo plants. That's all... more »
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This place offers refreshing place to walk around while taking pictures of bamboo forest. There is also a pond if you follow the road. It’s free to enter and the best photospot is in the...
This place offers refreshing place to walk around while taking pictures of bamboo forest. There is also a pond if you follow the road. It’s free to enter and the best photospot is in the... more »
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Beautiful place, a bamboo forest. It is a tourist attraction at Kyoto. Quite far from the place I stayed. We needed to take a train and a bit walk to reach here. It is very huge place. I didn't manage to explore all the places due to bringing kid with stroller and parent with wheelchair. Will come again next time to explore deeper into the forest.
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Gorgeous place to walk around. So much to see and experience. If you get there around 7 am you can skip most of the crowds and have the sights pretty much to yourself.
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