Best Visiting around Arashiyama, Uzumasa Spot List

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

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

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

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

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

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

The symbol and picturesque area of Arashiyama

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

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

For people seeking beautiful hair

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.

Established by Emperor Shirakawa during the Heian Period, the temple's name derives from the ingo (posthumous Buddhist name) of Yoshiakira Ashikaga, the second shogun of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun). While exploring the precinct, you'll find the graves of Yoshiakira and Masatsura Kusunoki, the busho (military commander) of Nancho (Southern Court) located next to each other. Masatsura was much respected by Yoshiakira even though he was an enemy general. During autumn, the maple leaves turn a striking red (visitors are not allowed to bring in a tripod stand or a unipod).

Famous for its national treasure, a statue of Miroku Bosatsu