My family and I were staying in Osaka for a few days and we decided to take a day tour to Kyoto and Nara! We got to visit the the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Todaiji Temple and of course, Nara Park. I’ll be blogging about each of them separately so the blog won’t be so long hehe.
Click the link below to read more information about the famous Bamboo Grove in Kyoto!
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How to get to the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove?
We were based in Osaka, so we just took a JR Shinkansen (bullet train) from Shin-Osaka and got off at Kyoto station.
Travel time: Approx. 1 hour
Price: 1420 yen (unreserved seat)
* We had a Japan Rail Pass, so it was included – just make sure to take the either the Hikari or Kodama
Once you’ve arrived at Kyoto Station, take the JR Sagano/San-in Line to Saga-Arashiyama Station.
Below is a sign located at the Saga-Arashiyama station. So convenient and easy to follow! Bravo!
Not so many people yet! 
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Photos
I heard (and read) that it gets a little crowded during the afternoons so we decided to head there in the morning. There were only a few people when we arrived (around 11am); we walked around the forest for maybe an hour and on our way back there were a lot of people that were just arriving.
On the way! Coming from the train station. 
Passed by some souvenir shops. 
Cute little streets of the Bamboo Grove 
There are a lot of rickshaws here, we decided not to go on one but here are the prices below – per person: (as of June 2019)
| Time | Price (in JPY) | Price (in PHP) | Price (in USD) |
| 30 minutes | 7,000 | 3,360 | 65 |
| 1 hour | 13,000 | 6,240 | 120 |
| 2 hours | 23,500 | 11,280 | 217 |
It’s quite pricey but I guess you’re paying for the experience, plus it looks like very very very hard work for the guys pulling you along, hehehe.
Food at Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Food
I love Japanese food! Here are a few shots of the food you can get near and around the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.
Cute little Volkswagen, turned into an ice cream and crepe store!
We found it just by wandering around the cute little streets.
The food stores in the photos below are found just before the entrance of the grove, you won’t miss it – it’s like a mini food court area.
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