Parks & gardens
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (Sagano)
嵐山竹林の道
Arashiyama / Sagano · near Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line) (10 min walk)
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (Sagano) in Arashiyama / Sagano. A magical 400-metre corridor of towering green bamboo that whistles in the wind, easy and flat enough for any age including strollers.
Why children love it: A magical 400-metre corridor of towering green bamboo that whistles in the wind, easy and flat enough for any age including strollers.
Honest drawbacks: It is a short walk that gets shoulder-to-shoulder crowded from late morning, so arrive early.
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (Sagano)
- Best for
- Babies (0–1), Toddlers (2–4), Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17)
- Time to allow
- 2h
- Opening hours
- Open 24 hours; walk in daylight as the path is unlit (except Hanatoro illumination events)
- Price
- Free public path, open any time
- Booking
- Usually walk-in
- English
- ★★★☆☆
- Indoor / weather
- outdoor
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