Togetsu Bridge
an icon of Arashiyama
an icon of Arashiyama
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Tenryu-ji Temple |
Located at Randen Arashiyama station (opposite Tenryu-ji), the Kimono Forest is a small garden with a dashing display of about 600 Yuzen poles of colourful kimono fabric designs. At the end of the walk is the Ryu-no-Atago water feature with a dragon ball that appears to be floating on the water. Said to provide protection for traffic safety. The station also has a shopping complex Hannari Hokkori Square.
Admission: Free
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Ryu-no-Atago Ike |
Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
(photos with compliments from Song)
A must-go attraction in Kyoto. The stroll through the Bamboo Forest was the highlight of our Kyoto trip and was most relaxing and memorable. With artisan crafting dragonfly out of bamboo and street street musician playing soothing music using a hang drum, these activities blend perfectly with the environment.
Admission: Free
Walk to Torokko Arashiyama station: 30 min to 1 hour stroll, with stops for photography
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| Awesome! Reminded me of that iconic scene from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon... |
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| Artisan crafting bamboo dragonfly that balances perfectly on the tip of its head. |
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| Street musician Koji Kose playing a musical instrument called Hang drum. Relaxing music that blends perfectly with the environment. |
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| Catch the relaxing whisper of the bamboos swaying with the breeze. |
Scenic Torokko Train:
We ended our Bamboo Forest stroll at the Torokko Arashiyama station. We got on the Torokko train which brought us through a scenic stretch of forest & tunnels, running along the river with amazing views.
Train Fare: 620 yen one way from Torokko Arashiyama station to Torokko Kameoka station.
Length of Ride: about 20 min
Operating Hours: Operates daily (except Wed) from 9 am to 4 pm
As the Torokko train is extremely popular especially during the autumn season, it is best to purchase the tickets in advance at the Midori Madoguchi ticket offices at major JR West Japan stations or travel agencies. We bought ours the day before at the JR West ticket office in Kyoto station. Staff was a friendly chap who can speak English and advised us on which are the better seats. Ask for seats with the river view.
From Kameoka station, it is another 8-min of relaxing and pleasant walk along vast padi fields to JR Umahori station where you can take a train (25 min) to Kyoto station.
As it was still early (around 3pm) when we reached Umahori station, we decided to go on to visit Kinkaku-Ji. From Umahori station, we took the JR train to En-machi station and hopped onto a taxi to Kinkaku-Ji. Taxi fare was 1,100 yen. See posting on Kinkaku-ji.
Pleasant 8-min stroll along padi fileds from Torokko Kameoka station to JR Umahori station.
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How to get to Arashiyama from Kyoto Station:
1. Take the JR Sagano line to Saga-Arashiyama Station: about 12min (Rapid) & 16 min (Local) - see below timetable
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2. Take the Kyoto City Bus number 28 to Arashiyama Tenryuji-mae stop : about 45 min
Pamplet on Torokko Train:
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