Best around Arashiyama, Uzumasa Spot List

A theme park where you can experience Japanese harmony in an Edo town, originally built for a period drama.

A new tourist attraction has opened in Arashiyama, Kyoto! Wear authentic armor and shoot your own samurai movie and photos!

Have fun at a mountain villa that belonged to a samurai film actor

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

Enjoy views in every season

Enjoy the burning red foliage in autumn and the cherry blossoms and rhododendrons in spring

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

A modern atmosphere infused with traditional Japanese beauty

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

Your all-in-one outdoor base in Kyoto's scenic Arashiyama, complete with café, accommodation, and gear.

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

The building and the interior itself are the display! Experience Kyoto's elegance

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

A famous location for autumn leaves, connected to Kukai (Kobo-daishi)

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.