Discover the hidden secrets of Arashiyama.

Recommended arrival time at the first location: 9:00 AM

Quick summary of the day:

• visit beautiful Shrines and Temples without any crowds of tourists

• two secret locations for bamboo grove (access to one of them is free)

• experience drinking Matcha inside a Shinto Shrine

• lots of food options

• one of my favorite Onsens with a natural hot spring (which is very rare for Kyoto)

• traditional Japanese sweets shop (locally produced)

HOW TO GET THERE:

🗾Travel route from Kyoto Station to Joju-ji Temple

📍Joju-ji Temple location

*Be sure to double check that the "taxi service" option is turned off when you are searching for a route in Google maps.