Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Walk a luminous path through towering bamboo in Kyoto's Arashiyama, where filtered light and rustling stalks feel otherworldly.
When · Where
- When
- 2026/06/22 22:00 – 2026/06/23
- Where
- Arashiyama Bamboo Grove（Sagaogurayama, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto）
- City
- Kyoto
- Getting there
- Walk from Saga-Arashiyama Stn (JR) or Arashiyama Stn
- Price
- Free
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- Walk from Saga-Arashiyama Stn (JR) or Arashiyama Stn Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- date night, solo-goers
Highlights
- Towering green bamboo corridors
- Nearby Tenryu-ji temple garden
- Togetsukyo Bridge over the Katsura River
Background & story
The bamboo grove of Sagano has been admired for centuries, immortalized in classical poetry and now a symbol of Kyoto's natural beauty.
Good to know
Arrive at dawn — by mid-morning the narrow path fills with crowds. Combine with Tenryu-ji garden next door.