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The Arashiyama (嵐山) area to the west of the city is dismissed in most Western
guidebooks in a brief paragraph suggesting "other attractions". However, the area
is rightfully very popular with Japanese tourists, and is well worth a visit. To get
here, take the JR Sagano line from Kyoto station to Saga Arashiyama.
* The walk through a forest of bamboo to Nonomiya Shrine and Okochi Sanso (a
traditional house, previously occupied by a Japanese silent screen legend), is a
real highlight of a visit to Kyoto. No admission fee for the shrine, ¥1000 for Okochi
Sanso (price includes a cup of matcha (traditional Japanese tea, in the tea
garden).
* Feeding the macaque monkeys atop the mountain in Iwatayama Monkey Park, to
the south of the river, is worth the entrance fee (and the demanding climb!). ¥500
admission fee to enter the park.
* Just outside Saga Arashiyama station is the 19th Century Hall - a museum
covering the unlikely combination of steam locomotives and pianos. Probably best
to look at it from the outside, and listen to the amusing tinny music it blasts out.
guidebooks in a brief paragraph suggesting "other attractions". However, the area
is rightfully very popular with Japanese tourists, and is well worth a visit. To get
here, take the JR Sagano line from Kyoto station to Saga Arashiyama.
* The walk through a forest of bamboo to Nonomiya Shrine and Okochi Sanso (a
traditional house, previously occupied by a Japanese silent screen legend), is a
real highlight of a visit to Kyoto. No admission fee for the shrine, ¥1000 for Okochi
Sanso (price includes a cup of matcha (traditional Japanese tea, in the tea
garden).
* Feeding the macaque monkeys atop the mountain in Iwatayama Monkey Park, to
the south of the river, is worth the entrance fee (and the demanding climb!). ¥500
admission fee to enter the park.
* Just outside Saga Arashiyama station is the 19th Century Hall - a museum
covering the unlikely combination of steam locomotives and pianos. Probably best
to look at it from the outside, and listen to the amusing tinny music it blasts out.
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