Cluster · Kyoto
Arashiyama
Out by 07:30 or skip it: the bamboo grove is a 10-minute corridor that fills by 09:00; flat, bags painful.
Not field-verified28″ bags: painfulTime: halfRescue coverage 91% ≤7′
Rules in force · 6Large suitcases on Kyoto city buses
- Japan ↗IC cards (ICOCA/Suica) are topped up with cash at station machines.
- Japan ↗Smoking while walking is banned in most city centres; use designated areas.
- Japan ↗Shinkansen bags 160–250 cm (L+W+H) need a seat reserved with the oversized-baggage area.
- Kansai ↗ICOCA is the default IC card; Suica works too.
- Kyoto ↗Large suitcases on Kyoto city buses: do not. Buses are crowded and oversized bags are refused or block aisles.
- Kyoto ↗Kyoto accommodation tax is often collected in cash at the front desk.
Bound and physics
Togetsukyō bridge, Tenryū-ji and the bamboo grove — Sagano's outer temples are outside.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Few; Ōkōchi-sansō uphill
- Shade
- medium
- Surface
- paved
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Randen Arashiyama station (WC, footbath area)
toilet · shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
B — Togetsukyō north bank: café seating
seated_rest · food · valid: always
C — Tenryū-ji north gate / bamboo grove south
seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
D — JR Saga-Arashiyama station
toilet · shelter · valid: always
always: 91% covered, max p90 7′, worst cell 9.4′ · heat: 91%
Nodes in this cluster
- Arashiyama Bamboo Grove — A 10-minute path, not a destination: be there before 08:00 or skip it; it is open at all hours and free.
- Tenryū-ji — The garden is the visit: enter at opening, exit by the north gate into the bamboo grove; skip the halls if short on time.
Edges out (directed)
- Gion
- Hankyu or Randen + subway · ~45 min
Red lines here
- Do not enter the bamboo beyond the fences.