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.

Find relaxation walking along this magical path

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

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

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

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

Get up close and personal with a Japanese macaque

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

Still your heart with the soothing autumn leaves of Kitasaga

A modern atmosphere infused with traditional Japanese beauty

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

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

Enjoy a relaxing walk down this magical path

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.

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

The mountain villa of Minamoto no Toru, the model for Hikaru Genji