The main thing is, get here early. From about 8 am it really starts to get crowded, before then it's possible to get a sense of the awesome, peaceful, presence of the place. It's open 24 hours anyway... It's not a large area, and you could probably walk from one end to the other in about 3 minutes, so take your time...

We enjoyed fly fishing at scenic Arashiyama area in relax mood. Owner was very friendly. Can do fly.lure and bait fishing, bring you own tackles or rental tackles are available. Trout fishing season is coming soon, from Oct.28. Can’t wait visit again!

The Bamboo Forest and town (Arashiyama) is not to be missed! The forest is a site to be seen. So cool! The area is also beautiful with a pretty lake they offers row boating or a ride on a Japabeee type boat (I forget what they’re called. See pictures. The small town boasts lots of eateries and shops they are worth checking out. The Kimono Forest is also in the town, which is a small area where there are tubes of kimono fabric.

Good experience Great outing for a day. So many shops, people are nice and extremely helpful. One should visit at messy once, if you visit to japan/Kyoto. Rickshaw ride is too expensive, beware! Good fun and well spent time with family! Thanks

Like most of Kyoto’s “instagram” spots, it is absolutely overrun with crowds of people. The view is striking, but if you hate crowds you’re not missing much. It is free though, so worth visiting if you’re on a budget. If you want a nice photo, go at dawn, and get it with the 10 other professional influencers who have also turned up at dawn.

Said to be one of the ‘must see’ places in Kyoto is the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. It was good but perhaps not as great as I was expecting. Basically a ‘forest’ of towering bamboo stalks creating a path up a mountainside and down to a river. Very nice.

Just a couple of minutes walk from the train station. Best to arrive early as it can get very busy. There are paths through the bamboo forest (no pandas though) fit great photo opportunities. Entrance is free.

It's a sight to behold with all the tall bamboos reaching for the skies. Although since we arrived a bit late in the morning the place was teeming with tourists and so many tour groups. My husband likes to take it slow so we are not early starters. Let's start with the commute. We got to the Arashiyama station no problem and just followed the crowd but we made the mistake of heading towards the bridge by turning left on the Arashiyama shopping street so instead Once you reach the Arashiyama shopping street, look for a small sign that says Bamboo Grove and follow the arrow. That road leading to the bamboo grove is right next to Snoopy Chocolate store and I'll add a picture of it. The walk is quite short maybe like 10-15 minutes but we stopped to take lots of pictures and had to wade through the other tourists and wait for a decent picture perfect shot with no one around which is almost impossible actually so go early if you can. It was a superb day but it did drizzle a bit even when the weather forecast said no rain so always bring a rain jacket or umbrella. We walked along the Tugetsukyo Bridge and it's a nice walk but again many tourists. If you walk away from the shopping street, this is the way to the Monkey Park which we chose not to go walked along the Shopping Street. Glad we had an early lunch because restaurants here are pretty expensive not surprising. Lots of trinkets souvenirs snacks and restaurants. We also walked along side streets since they were so pretty. 6iu can spend the whole day here.

Arashiyama Bamboo Forest is a must-visit attraction for us as we have heard so much about this world-famous site. Because we were based in Osaka, we bought the Hankyu 1 Day Tourist Pass to experience the trains along Hankyu Lines. From Arashiyama Station it was a pleasant short walk to Tenryu-ji Temple. We visited the Zen garden of the temple and walked to the back of the garden. From there, we exited the garden and entered the bamboo forest. We enjoyed the short walk along the path through the bamboo forest. Because we reached the place at 10:30am it was a little crowded. But it was orderly so it was not a major issue except that we could not take photographs without capturing other tourists. So it is important to head out early to avoid the crowd. The forest was very well maintained and the air was fresh. So it made for a very pleasant stroll.

Early in the morning is key, to catch a memorable photo of this exquisite setting. So tranquil and spiritual until the hoards of people arrive and then, it would be a challenge. We also enjoyed Arashiyama town. It was a cute but vibrant setting. It was autumn when we went there, so the beautiful deep red and golden leaves set the scene. We would have loved to have spent more time there. Arigato gozaimusu from New Zealand