You can choose any hotel or train station near your accommodation.

If you stay at a hotel in Osaka, we will start the tour earlier.

Walking in a local area

Reaching the bus stop

The Toriimoto area is located at the foot of Mt. Atago, which is the highest sacred mountain in Kyoto city.

Toriimoto literally means the foot of the gate called 'Torii'.

The area was designated as an Important Traditional Cultural Property.

We can find traditional houses, town houses, visit a beautiful temple and see lovely products made in this area when we descend from the first gate.

There are some local restaurants. You can find your favorite food.

The unique pottery store is located when we descend the mountain.

In the store, there is handmade pottery, from earthenware and ceramics.

The owner makes all of them onsite in the store so each item is unique.

We can enjoy seeing different kinds of pottery, bonsai, miniature potted trees, and a beautiful garden in the shop.

Bamboo groves in Sagano and Arashiyama are very popular at home and abroad.

They have tremendous appeal at all times of the day.

You can enjoy the majestic view of bamboos in a quiet forest with cool air in the morning and the sunshine filtering through the branches of the trees during the daytime.

You can feel the serene beauty there.

Nonomiya Shrine is located on the bamboo grove path in Sagano.

This shrine enshrines the god for matchmaking.

In ancient times, a princess visited this shrine to purify herself before going to the main shrine in Ise.

The shrine was carefully chosen as a serene and sacred place.

The shrine was also used in the Tale of Genji, which is a Japanese famous tale about romance, so it reminds us of the romantic and beautiful scene.

You can enjoy some attractions in the shrine as well.

After visiting the shrine, we will visit another bamboo grove.

Let's walk this romantic path together.

Tenryuji Temple is a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

It was built during the Warring State Period and experienced fire damage eight times.

Now we can sit down in the hall and enjoy the great view of the garden and Arashiyama.

This garden is designed beautifully so that the scenery of Arashiyama could be adopted in the garden.

We can relax in the hall and stroll around the garden.

Togetsu bridge is the iconic symbol of Arashiyama.

We will walk along the riverside.

You can enjoy the harmony of mountains, rivers and bridges from the riverside.

You can also enjoy the alluring scenery with beautiful cherry blossom in spring, bright greenery in summer, the flaming colors of leaves in autumn, and a majestic blanket of snow in winter.

Let's enjoy walking in the peaceful riverside and its picturesque scenery .

Arashiyama is famous for bamboo forests but this area is not a bamboo forest !

It is a 'Kimono Forest' !

Kimono fabrics are inside of the poles placed at the tram station. They look like a forest because they are closed together.

We can see 32 different kimono patterns which are made in Kyoto. As well as bamboo forests, we can enjoy the sunshine filtering through the poles during the daytime and the flash of brilliant golden colored poles at night.

Let's walk in the Kimono Forest together !

At your hotel or other places that you will choose.

If you stay in Osaka, we will finish the tour later.

If the finishing time is too late for you, I will change this itinerary.

I will tailor the tour for you.