Step off the beaten path and uncover the serene beauty of Kyoto's secret bamboo groves! 🌿 Experience nature like never before in these lesser-known spots. Take a deep breath and let the ...

KYOTO--Beware the “yokai” ghouls and hobgoblins ... could be found lurking near Kitano Tenmangu shrine. In the Saga-Arashiyama district, it was said there is an exit from hell.

It has been a favored spot to view the foliage since Kyoto became the capital a millennium ago. Arashiyama, a peak with an altitude of around 380 meters, stands to the south of the river that ...