Just upstream from 罢艒驳别迟蝉耻-办测艒 and behind 罢别苍谤测奴-箩颈, this park is a nice place to escape the crowds of Arashiyama. It鈥檚 laced with trails, one of which leads to a lookout over the Katsura-gawa and up into the Arashiyama mountains. It鈥檚 especially attractive during cherry-blossom and autumn-foliage seasons. Keep an eye out for monkeys, which occasionally descend from the nearby hills to pick fruit.
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By exiting 罢别苍谤测奴-箩颈 via this gate and taking a quick left, you'll find yourself almost immediately in the famous Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.
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