Best around Arashiyama, Uzumasa Spot List

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

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

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

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

Get up close and personal with a Japanese macaque

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

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

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.

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

Enjoy Diverse Cherry Blossom Trees From Multiple Angles

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.

A modern atmosphere infused with traditional Japanese beauty

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

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

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

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

Enjoy views in every season

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets