Bamboo Forest'', ''Arashiyama Bamboo Grove or Sagano Bamboo Forest, is a natural forest of

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Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty. Notable to ...

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. The forest consists mostly of mōsō bamboo (''Phyllostachys edulis'') and has several pathways for tourists and visitors. The Ministry of the Environment considers it a part of the

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of Japan. Prior to 2015, there was a charge to access the forest. The forest is not far from

Tenryū-ji , formally known as , is the head temple of the Tenryū-ji branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, located in Susukinobaba-chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339, primarily to venerate Gautama Buddh ...

temple, which is the location of

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, and the famous

Nonomiya Shrine , or the Shrine in the Country,Tyler, Royall. (1992) ''Japanese Nō Dramas,'' p. 205./ref> is a Shinto shrine in the Arashiyama district on the west side of the city of Kyoto in Kyoto prefecture, Japan, close to its bamboo forest. The specific ...

Location

The Sagano Bamboo Forest is situated northwest of Kyoto in Japan near the Tenryū-ji temple. It covers an area of , in one of the temperate regions of the world. The latitude and longitude coordinates are: 35.009392, 135.667007.

Climate

The region experiences unpredictable weather, with a cool climate and bright sunlight. The summers are short, hot, and mostly cloudy. The winters are very cold, windy, and partly cloudy. It is also wet year-round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically ranges from to . The summers last for approximately two months, from late June until mid-September, with an average daily high temperature above . The winters last for approximately three months, from early December to mid-March, with an average daily high temperature below .

References

External links

Photos of Bamboo Forest, Kyoto, Japan
Forests of Japan Tourist attractions in Kyoto {{Forestry-stub