Arashiyama: Past the Bamboo Grove
The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove disappoints most visitors who arrive between 10:00 and 16:00. Here is when it works, and what to walk in Sagano-Arashiyama instead: Tenryu-ji, Jojakko-ji, Gio-ji, Daikaku-ji, the Hozugawa river boat, the Sagano Romantic Train, and the Iwatayama monkey-park view back over Kyoto.