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Kyoto, Kyoto / 竹林の小径

Bamboo Grove Path, Arashiyama

A path of about 400 m lined with tended bamboo, from Nonomiya Shrine past Tenryu-ji's north gate to Okochi Sanso; said to have been an aristocrats' villa area in the Heian period.

A narrow path curving between tall green bamboo, lined with brushwood fences
The bamboo path in Arashiyama (photo taken June 2019)Photo: Basile Morin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized) · License · Source

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26 Sept 2026

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25 Dec 2026

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Getting there

10 minutes on foot from Arashiyama Station (Randen), 13 minutes from JR Saga-Arashiyama Station, 21 minutes from Hankyu Arashiyama Station.

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
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Address: Kyoto, Kyoto (Japanese address: 京都府京都市右京区嵯峨天龍寺芒ノ馬場町)

Official site: https://ja.kyoto.travel/tourism/single01.php?category_id=8&tourism_id=2683

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Kyoto Navi publishes a live camera and a comfort (crowding) forecast by time and weather, about two months ahead.Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site

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