Arashiyama
December 2, 2011 by slater2
Arashiyama is located in Kyoto, Japan. To get to Arashiyama, you can travel by either the Hankyu Arashiyama Line or the Keifuku Electric Railroad. At this time of the year, Arashiyama is a beautiful place where you can look at all the changing leaves on the mountain. The area itself has many attractions to be viewed.
You and a group of friends can decide to get together in a boat and row down the Oi River.The boat itself cost 1400 yen for an hour of rowing, but it is worth it because it enables you to view the beautiful area around the river and also get an opportunity to watch the monkeys drink water and interact around the river. If you aren’t up for actually rowing a boat, you can get into a boat where you will be rowed down the river with a group of people. A boat will dock on the side of yours during the trip down there river and you will be able to buy snacks and refreshments.
You can also climb up the mountain to its summit and view the area from above where you can see a fusion of colors among the trees on the other side and look down on the river at a beautiful display of scenery. After climbing the
mountain, you can go into Iwatayama Monkey Park. The monkey park is one of the more famous attractions at Arashiyama and at this park, you can feed the monkeys that live around the mountain and interact with them.
After stopping by the Iwatayama Monkey Park, you should take a visit to Tenryu-ji. Tenryu-ji is a temple founded in 1334 and is the main temple of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism in Kyoto. Tenryu-ji is considered to be one of Kyoto’s Five Great Zen Temples and is listed as one of Kyoto’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Here is a link to more exciting stuff in Arashiyama.
