Arashiyama and Takao are located northwest of downtown Kyoto. The area is rich in nature, including the Watarigatsu Bridge and the bamboo forests of Sagano. The area is crowded with many tourists during the fall foliage season. The area is a treasure trove of tourist attractions, including the World Heritage Site Tenryu-ji Temple.
Arashiyama and Takao are home to such tourist attractions as Togetsu Bridge, Sagano, bamboo forests, Tenryuji Temple, Monkey Park, Matsuo Taisha Shrine, Katsura River, Hozu River, Jingo-ji Temple, and Takayama Temple.
Local delicacies such as yudofu, yuba, Saga tofu, tofu, and obanzai are also recommended.
The Hozu River (Katsura River) flows through the Hozu Gorge, which is designated as a nature park, and a boat ride down the river from Kameoka to Arashiyama in Kyoto, a distance of about 16 km, takes two hours. The river is lined with giant rocks and boulders, and the varied scenery can be enjoyed from the water, as the river flows gently and quietly in one area and splashes down steep rapids in ...»
The view of bamboo trees standing in neat rows high in the sky and the fresh green covering the sky is breathtaking. The sound of leaves rustling in the wind and the pale light shining through the gaps between the bamboos make this one of Kyoto's most popular tourist attractions, where you can feel the Japanese atmosphere....»
This bridge spans the Katsura River at the foot of Arashiyama, a 382-meter-high mountain famous for its cherry blossoms and autumn leaves. The combination of the gently flowing Katsura River and Arashiyama in the background is beautiful,Arashiyama is a symbolic sightseeing spot in Kyoto, used for filming of movies and TV dramas and in tourist brochures. At night, the bridge is illuminated by ele...»
This is a 25-minute train ride in which you can view the Hozukyo Gorge, designated as a nature park, while being rocked by a trolley train at a leisurely speed. You can enjoy the seasonal scenery of mountain cherry blossoms, azaleas, and dazzling fresh greenery in spring, cool air in summer, autumn leaves in fall, and snowy scenery in winter....»
Saiho-ji Temple is called "moss temple" because of the impressive moss that covers the temple grounds like a carpet of green. The garden is a karesansui garden created by Soseki Muso, a Zen monk and one of the world's greatest gardeners of all time, who perfected the Zen garden or karesansui style,The other is a karesansui garden with a pond at its center and beautiful mosses. Both gardens are d...»
The shrine is located in the famous "bamboo grove path" in Sagano, Arashiyama, and is dedicated to the deities of learning, fulfillment of love, and safe delivery of children. Around the year 1000, it was also the setting of a long story "The Tale of Genji" written by Murasaki Shikibu in the Heian period (794-1185), "The Tale of Genji," in the Kengi no Maki volume, and is popular as a shrine for ...»
Jingo-ji Temple is an old Shingon Buddhist temple located halfway up Mt. Jingo-ji Temple is an old Shingon Sect temple located halfway up Mt. Many Buddhist statues and paintings from the Heian and Kamakura periods remain, including the Yakushi Nyorai statue, a national treasure. The temple bell (national treasure) is one of the three most famous bells in Japan. The temple grounds and surrounding a...»
Tenryu-ji was founded in 1343 by Ashikaga Takauji, a barbarian general, to mourn the loss of Emperor Godaigo.As a Zen temple associated with the Ashikaga shogunate and Emperor Godaigo, it has been ranked first among the five temples of Kyoto. The garden around the central pond was created by Soseki Muso, a Zen monk and one of the world's greatest gardeners of all time, who perfected the Zen garde...»
Daikakuji Temple is an old temple in Kyoto that retains the appearance of a detached palace of Emperor Saga. The buildings in the style of a imperial palace stand in a row facing Osawa Pond. The temple is also known as the head temple of the Saga school of flower arrangement. Experience sutra copying in the early morning....»
The site of Fujiwara Teika's Shiguretei is famous for the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Located halfway up Mt. Ogura with beautiful autumn leaves, this is the temple where Nisshin (Shin) Shonin lived in seclusion. The temple has a multi-purpose pagoda and Myokendo, both of which are designated as important cultural properties....»
Founded in 1723 as a temple of the Kegon sect of Buddhism. Today it is a Rinzai sect temple. Located at the foot of Mt. Matsuo in the western part of Kyoto City, the temple commands a panoramic view of the city from the vantage point at the top of the stone steps. The temple's eighth abbot felt enlightened by the sound of the bellbugs chirping in unison, and this was the impetus for keeping them. ...»
The temple was founded by Emperor Uda in 888, and was later called Omuro Gosho, which means "Imperial Residence" in Japanese. The temple is a highly prestigious monzeki temple, and is mentioned in many classics such as "Tsurezuregusa" and "Hojoki". The temple is a prestigious World Heritage site. Passing through the vermilion-lacquered Naka-mon Gate (Important Cultural Property), visitors will se...»
Uzumasa Movie Village is a movie town that has been called Japan's Hollywood, after the world's movie capital Hollywood, and can be called the "home of Japanese movies. The Toei Movie Theater Village was established in this area to "keep the lights of the movies burning". The amusement zone is based on the theme of movies, and visitors can watch powerful performances of actors on the open set of a...»
The villa was built by Denjiro Okochi, a famous actor of the past, over a period of 30 years....»
Yoshiminedera Temple is the 20th temple on the pilgrimage of the 33 sacred places in the western part of Japan. The temple is home to a five-leaf pine tree more than 600 years old and a natural monument, the Yuryu-matsu (dragon pine), which is 38 meters long. Date of construction: 11th century...»
Ryoan-ji Temple is a temple of the Myoshin-ji sect of the Rinzai Sect of Zen Buddhism, and is registered as a World Heritage Site as one of the "Cultural Properties of Ancient Kyoto.Hojo Garden," famous as Kyoto's representative dry landscape garden, is 25m wide and 10m deep, with 15 stones arranged in groups of 5, 2, 3, 2, and 3 on white sand, starting from the east. It is said that it is impossi...»
Myoshin-ji Temple is the head temple of the Myoshin-ji School of the Rinzai Sect of Zen Buddhism. The temple was originally Hagiwaradono, a detached palace of Emperor Hanazono. The temple has seven halls and 46 temples in the pagoda, and many important cultural properties, gardens designated as historic sites and places of scenic beauty, and temple treasures are preserved here. Date of Establishme...»
The name "Nison-in" comes from the fact that two statues of Shakyamuni Buddha and Amida Nyorai are enshrined as the principal image of the temple. The temple grounds occupy the eastern foot of Mt. Construction Date: Heian Period (794-1192)...»
Wild monkeys are kept in the park, and 300 monkeys are established in the first and second feeding areas. Area: 6.6 ha ...»