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Arashiyama is a small town on the Oi River. Its moon-crossing bridge, Togetsu-kyo, is a beautiful, much-beloved wooden structure. Arishiyama also has Tenryu-ji temple, one of the 14 World Heritage Sites in Kyoto.

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Togetsukyo, Saga, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8383, Kyoto Prefecture

Western Kyoto

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Arashiyama Morning Walking Tour, Bamboo Grove...

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Dcwedge

Canberra, Australia

3

Reviewed yesterday

Beautiful walk

We visited during a very warm day and walking in the bamboo and forests was cool and amazing. A short walk from the station. Well worth the effort.

Date of experience: November 2018

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HungryJ0nee

102

Reviewed yesterday via mobile

Beautiful

I came reqlly early to beat the crowds (5AM). Really great place to take a stroll and take pictures.

Date of experience: May 2019

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Danny T

2

Reviewed yesterday

Arashiyama

Great nature walk with your love-ones. Don't forget to climb up the mountain to visit the cute monkeys there

Date of experience: December 2018

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lerrick09

Quezon City, Philippines

7615

Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile

Find your spot

We took the JR line to Arashiyama on a Monday morning, and entered the forest through the south side of the railway. Just follow the crowd (and signs) and you won't get lost on the way. It wasn't too impressive at the entrance. It was...More

Date of experience: October 2019

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CJNornIron

Belfast

61

Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile

Beautiful but busy

Spectacular spot. There were loads of folk there so we should have gone first thing in the morning. Have a walk along the river and avoid some of the many people.

Date of experience: October 2019

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276Karen

Melbourne, Australia

5619

Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile

A lovely walk in the forest

A leafy walk around the area in amongst the Bamboo. We went on a Sunday and it was very busy. Plenty of local areas to walk around with stores to purchase goods from on the way. You can also take a rickshaw ride from here...More

Date of experience: October 2019

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646lorit

Dawsonville, Georgia

541138

Reviewed 5 days ago via mobile

So much more than the Bamboo Forest

Arashiyama is a small town (suburb) to the northwest of Central Kyoto that has much to keep you occupied for at least half a day, or even a full day if you have the time. We arrived at the JR Saga-Arashiyama station, just a 17-minute...More

Date of experience: September 2019

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CarolCSC

Singapore, Singapore

6751

Reviewed 5 days ago

Too crowded

I should have read fellow Tripadvisors' reviews before I went. You got to be there EARLY. By the time I went (at 10:30am) it was hell on earth! Crowded and noisy, full of big groups of tourists who talk at the top of their voices...More

Date of experience: September 2019

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Shamiel T

Johannesburg, South Africa

413

Reviewed 5 days ago via mobile

Quite pretty

Not really a forest but more of a pathway. It is pretty monotonous and really busy. The actual path with bamboo on both sides is a couple hundred metres. You don’t neee to spend too much time here because once you’ve seen some of it,...More

Date of experience: September 2019

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wlnf

London, United Kingdom

138

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

A good half day trip

We visited the bamboo forest and the monkey park. Both were great! The bamboo forest was very busy but it was still a beautiful place and worth a visit. The monkey park was good and really promising to see that the monkeys had free reign...More

Date of experience: October 2019

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Western Kyoto

Western Kyoto is home to some of the city's best
eccentricities. Kyoto's Saga-Toriimoto Preserved
Street takes visitors back in time to the Meiji
Period, where old homes have been transformed into tea
houses and eateries. Pleasure boats drift down the
riverbank, under wooden bridges that beckon nature
lovers to hiking trails and botanical walks. The
area's famously tall bamboo groves, monkey park, and

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josetteg625

On my way to Kyoto via car,looking at going to #bamboo forest before checking in to our hotel Where can we park the car around bamboo forest? Is parking accesable? Thanks

28 September 2019|

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Hi, there is no parking area near the forest that I can remember, you would need to park in the town and walk which is only a short distance or walk from your hotel depending on the location.

BrianLy

I want to take some (long-exposure) photos at Arashiyama before visitors arrive and when there are just a few folks there very early in the morning. How early should I arrive? Getting up at 4-5 is not abnormal for photographers. Are there trains that early from Kyoto station? I'll be at the Cross Hotel Kyoto.

4 September 2019|

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Correct! It would be nice if you come to the place as early as you can. 7 in the morning would be a perfect time. Most of the trains and buses starts operating around 5AM. But I would recommend to use Google maps and it... More

GloriaLim

Hi I got toddler and 8yrs old, can i do bamboo grove, monkey park then take sagano train and hopefully a cruise back to togetsukyo within a day? Or possible to do more?

2 September 2019|

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Yes it is achievable in a day, and to cruise back.

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