Hello there! It's my 10th post in the new World Map Pin community! Trying to do the tag as well! If you haven't read about them, please take a look at this link.
As background, I have done a few overseas trips last year, as some of my friends here would know, and I have been wanting to share some of the interesting places that I have visited. However, life has been busy and I have been procrastinating penning these entries and recently, I revisited this target of mine and finally broke the inertia!
One of my memorable trips in 2023 was to Tokyo, Japan, and during that trip, I did quite a few day trips to nearby cities and towns. This included trips to Karuizawa, Atami, Nikko, Kamakura, of course, Tokyo itself.
In 2024, which was earlier this year, I was back at Japan once more. This time, it was to Osaka, Japan. Our first attraction would be the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest! So come join me on this trip!
I have heard great stories and seen many nice photos online for Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, and was looking forward to visit this place. We took the train from Osaka to Arashiyama, which was not too hard to navigate, and we reached around 9am in the morning. The forest was an area so there wasn't really a "start point" or "entrance" I think, but the bamboo forest did get denser and denser as we ventured along. Look at the people who were already here as well!
I think this was the part that got more exciting. By then, we have walked for quite some distance and it was deeper within the forest and there was relatively lesser people. The bamboo trees were in full display and like I have always said, it's so therapeutic to be in such closeness with nature.
This was my favourite spot to take selfies! I felt that they carved out this area so that tourists can take selfies and group photos. Haha.
On our way out, I was surprised to see so many people on their way in. So if you are planning to visit the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, please come early! By then, the whole place was buzzing and the peace was lost! Haha. There were content creators doing livestreams, brides and bridegrooms taking wedding photos, students probably coming as part of their school excursions. It would have been much more difficult to take nice photos with so many people around.
We chanced upon a garden while making our way to the main road, and it was pretty so I snapped some photos.
And then it started to rain! Oh no!
So we figured it was a good time for breakfast! There weren't many food options in this area since it's not a city, but I still had a filling meal and got my Japanese drip coffee.
And how could I forget, my favourite Matcha ice cream! It's kinda weird to be walking in the rain, and eating the ice cream while the raindrops hit it. Lol!
There were some shops selling little souvenirs and we chanced upon a Rilakkuma shop! Omg these bears were so cute! And they even had cookies and sweets with these cute stuff printed on them. Who would bear to eat? Haha.
After spending some time doing some mini shopping and getting little snacks at the shopping street, we came to Togetsukyo Bridge. The weather was not perfect but we still managed to get to see some scenic sights, the mountains, the waters, and I am not sure if you could tell from the photos, it's actually still raining!
Of course, we also visited a local onsen to get a feel of the Japanese experience, before heading back to the city, Osaka. Overall, it was a relaxing trip to Arashiyama and we covered the main attraction, which was the bamboo forest, and explored the surrounding area.
Have you been to Arashiyama? Let me know in the comments if you have been here too, and what are your thoughts about this place?
Finally, thanks for reading my post in the community under World Map Pin! More to come I promise! :)
P.S. I have also tried to document my posts in one table so it's easy to reference too!
| My Japan Trip | |
|---|---|
| Visiting The Peaceful Karuizawa | Link |
| Admiring The Scenic Atami (Part 1) | Link |
| Admiring The Scenic Atami (Part 2) | Link |
| Enjoying The Nature In Nikko (Part 1) | Link |
| Enjoying The Nature In Nikko (Part 2) | Link |
| Enjoying The Nature In Nikko (Part 3) | Link |
| Experiencing The Zen Kamakura | Link |
| Exploring The Magical Harry Potter Studio Tour (Part 1) | Link |
| Exploring The Magical Harry Potter Studio Tour (Part 2) | Link |
| Exploring The Magical Harry Potter Studio Tour (Part 3) | Link |
| Exploring The Magical Harry Potter Studio Tour (Part 4) | Link |
| Exploring The Magical Harry Potter Studio Tour (Part 5) | Link |
That path in the middle of the forest is spectacular! It turns out I didn't know how a bamboo tree looks like... so I learned something here.
Ahh that's interesting! Always something new to see and experience when we travel! Thanks for dropping by!
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It must've been an awesome experience to walk among the bamboo trees. I totally agree, nature like that is so calming! I've been to Japan before, but I didn't get to visit Arashiyama.
Yeah it was an awesome experience! You can plan to go there someday too! Thanks for dropping by!
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Thanks so much for appreciating my post! Really had fun writing this and am happy that readers like yourself enjoyed reading this too! Thanks again!
You are very welcome @relf87! Japan is a place we don´t read too often about so it is very interesting! Thank you for taking us on the adventure with you! Looking forward to seeing more of the places you visit.
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Japan one of my dream I don't know why when I think at a Bamboo forest I always think at horror/ action movies 🤣🤣 by the way the ice cream look super. So anime style.
Hahahah it might be horror if one goes there at night! But day time I think it looks safe. Hehe! Thanks for dropping by!
Beautiful! Japan is on my bucket list. Let's see when I'll be able to make it
Go for it! Thanks for dropping by! :)
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