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Arashiyama Bamboo Forest and Tenryu-ji Kohojo Buddhist Temple
Places to Visit in Japan

Arashiyama Bamboo Forest and Tenryu-ji Kohojo Buddhist Temple

Before entering the trails of the Arashiyama Bamboo forest, you you pass by the Tenryu-ji temple. There is no fee for the forest, but there is if you want to walk through the gardens of Tenryu-ji Kohojo Bubbhist Temple. $5.00 per person will allow you to walk though the gates of the most beautiful gardens in Japan. The peaceful atmosphere of the gardens of the zen temple also gives you breathtaking mountain views.

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The temple is Kyoto's Unesco World Heritage Site.

Getting to the Bamboo Forest is key as even at 10:00am it was pretty busy. As you exit the garden gates you walk uphill towards the Bamboo Forest. The grounds are immaculate and the trees an amazing site. There are also loop trails and stairs to make your way up the mountain and down on the other side to Katsura River.

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