Best Visiting around Arashiyama, Uzumasa Spot List

Enjoy a relaxing walk down this magical path

Enjoy Diverse Cherry Blossom Trees From Multiple Angles

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

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

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

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Enjoy views in every season

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

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.

For people seeking beautiful hair

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

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