Stroll through rural bamboo groves and visit mountain temples outside Kyoto on this morning walking tour of the Sagano and Arashiyama districts. You'll experience the tranquil beauty of Japan's rural temples and gardens, and experience Japanese life outside the big cities.
Highlights
- Four-hour morning walking tour of the scenic Sagano and Arashiyama districts
- Tranquil walk through the Ssagano Bamboo Grove
- Jojakkoji Temple, with its statue, pagoda and maples
- Tenryuji Temple, considered Kyoto's best Zen temple
- Iconic Togetsukyo Bridge
- Spectacular during cherry-blossom season and in the fall
- English-speaking guide
- Pick-up from selected Kyoto hotels by an air-conditioned motorcoach to Kyoto Station
Recent Photos of this Tour
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ArashiyamaTenryuji TemplePhoto by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
ArashiyamaTenryuji Temple (gardens)Photo by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
Cherry blossoms (sakura) in ...Sakura (cherry blossom) seasonPhoto by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
SaganoSakura season!Photo by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
ArashiyamaTogetsukyo BridgePhoto by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
ArashiyamaTogetsukyo BridgePhoto by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
ArashiyamaView from the Togetsukyo BridgePhoto by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
ArashiyamaTogetsukyo BridgePhoto by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
ArashiyamaTenryuji Temple complexPhoto by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
SaganoJojakkoji TemplePhoto by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
SaganoBamboo grovePhoto by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
SaganoBamboo grovePhoto by: Krishnan VaitheeswaranAustralia, 04 2010 -
Beatiful gardenBeautiful garden and temple.Photo by: Francesca NItaly, 08 2009 -
Useful Information
Outside Tenryu-ji Temple, Arashiyama in Kyoto
Your morning walk begins at Sagano, northwest of the Kyoto Basin, with a stroll through the verdant Sagano Bamboo Grove surrounded by mountains in the greater area of Arashiyama.
Then it's on to Jojakkoji Temple, spectacularly located halfway up a mountain. Jojakkoji was the final home of Empress Dowager Kenrei-mon-in, a principal character in the Tale of the Heike, one of the most important works of classical Japanese literature. It is said to have been built as a nunnery, and has a history reaching back to the 6th century. The temple's principal treasure is a statue of the Jizo and a pagoda surrounded by Japanese maples.
Next you'll visit Tenryuji Temple, one of the head temples of the Rinzai Zen School and established in 1339 by Takauji, the first shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate. The temple is famous for its landscaped garden, which unlike the temple buildings has survived in its original form.
Finally, you'll take a walk over Togetsukyo Bridge (Crossing Moon Bridge). The present bridge was rebuilt in 1934 using steel but faithfully copying the structure of the original bridge.
Reviewed by valerie j, November 2012
This was a great morning. Our guide was interesting, had a good knowledge and was charming. The walk was fantastic we enjoyed all of it.
Reviewed by Carrie B, October 2012
Excellent tour from MItch at Sunrise Tours. I got several prized photos from the walk. It was the perfect amount of time to catch river scenery, and both Buddhist/Shinto shrines, not to mention a walk through the prized neighbhorhood of Kyoto.
