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Arashiyama Hiking: Explore Kyoto's Hidden Trails
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31 Ratings
Kyoto
Explore hidden trails in Arashiyama’s Bamboo Forest, enjoy serene views, and uncover Kyoto’s natural beauty on an exclusive hiking adventure.
Explore hidden trails in Arashiyama’s Bamboo Forest, enjoy serene views, and uncover Kyoto’s natural beauty on an exclusive hiking adventure.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Arashiyama - The journey begins with a stroll along the main path of the Bamboo Forest, followed by a mountain hike offering stunning views of Kyoto. The adventure concludes with a visit to Adashino Nenbutsu-ji, a renowned temple featuring 8,000 Buddhist statues.
- Arashiyama - The journey begins with a stroll along the main path of the Bamboo Forest, followed by a mountain hike offering stunning views of Kyoto. The adventure concludes with a visit to Adashino Nenbutsu-ji, a renowned temple featuring 8,000 Buddhist statues.
What's Included
- Hiking Trail Tour
- English-Speaking Tour Guide
- Hiking Trail Tour
- English-Speaking Tour Guide
What's Not Included
- Admission Fee for Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple (500 yen)
- Admission Fee for Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple (500 yen)
Additional Information
Hosted by @guidemejapan on Instagram, join the hiking adventure in Arashiyama! Experience incredible trails that are often unseen by many. Starting early in the morning, enjoy the tranquility of the Bamboo Forest all to yourself. Along the journey, uncover breathtaking views, secret paths, and the wonders of nature. With a bit of luck, you might even…
Hosted by @guidemejapan on Instagram, join the hiking adventure in Arashiyama! Experience incredible trails that are often unseen by many. Starting early in the morning, enjoy the tranquility of the Bamboo Forest all to yourself. Along the journey, uncover breathtaking views, secret paths, and the wonders of nature. With a bit of luck, you might even spot wild monkeys!
Accident and Mountain Rescue Insurance
- In emergencies (such as illness or injury) that require immediate care or transport, the participant (or their family) will be responsible for the costs. Rescue services (like a helicopter) may be requested without prior consent.
- Mountain rescues can be costly. Participants must have mountain insurance that covers rescue, search, and personal liability.
Termination of Tour Participation
Guides may terminate a participant’s tour if:
- They are unable to continue due to illness or injury.
- Weather or natural conditions pose a safety risk.
- They behave recklessly, refuse to cooperate, or disrupt the tour.
Location
Saga-Arashiyama Station
We will meet guests at Saga-Arashiyama Station. Our guide will be holding a board that says "GuideMe Japan" in front of the train ticket exit. There is only 1 exit for Saga-Arashiyama Station so it should be easy to meet up.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Fluidsguru
Jan 20, 2026
A great forest walk, escaping the crowds - Tang is an excellent guide - an anthropology student with exceptional English and good knowledge of the hiking trails and the history of the area. This tour is a great way to see glimpses of 'old Japan' and escape the crowds.
The Bamboo Forest section itself is quite small. The best value of this tour is the hike beyond the Bamboo forest section into the surrounding hills, forest, valleys, villages and temples.
Some of the trail can be tricky in sections. Tang will help you through these as best you can, but proper hiking shoes are a must. A reasonable level of fitness is required.
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Escape59447568196
Jan 6, 2026
Great hiking day! - We love our hiking through the Arashiyama forest and Genki was a great guide. He contact us a day before to make sure we are prepare for the hike. To emphasize this is a hiking tour so you will walk through the forest with some up and down hills also rocky terrain. Genki provided us with gloves to hold on to ropes when we went through the steep, rocky terrain. The tour ended with Genki brewed some honey tea for us which was perfect for a cold December day. As a bonus, he took great pictures of our family.
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Joannalk2977fg
Dec 7, 2025
Bamboo forest hiking - Rin is such helpful guide! He helped me to go slow in descending the cliff edge. I made it! Thank you for your support and patience towards me. The route he took me is only locals aware, hence it was so tranquil mountain peak view is magnificent. Highly recommended for such hiking.
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Richard_b
Oct 9, 2025
Great hiking tour with a... - Great hiking tour with a knowledgeable guide for the entire experience. It was great to see both bamboo Forrest and climb the hills.
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Goplaces39673015018
Oct 6, 2025
Yamato walking tour in Kyoto - We had a fantastic time with Yamato! He’s friendly, attentive, and full of knowledge. His passion and kindness made the tour truly special. Highly recommended!
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Richardby7545uw
Oct 5, 2025
Great Hike with Great Views - We had a great tour experience with Rin. The views and the experience on this hike were amazing. This is recommended for those who are looking for a little hiking adventure in Kyoto
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Brennent5
Sep 28, 2025
Yamato Nice Tour Guide - Yamato, a friendly guide which offer us a great detour of Arashiyama area. He explain to us the bamboo area and bring us around here.
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Yehonatang2025
Sep 28, 2025
an amazing guide - Yamato was an amazing guide! He was kind, patient, and very knowledgeable. He explained everything clearly and added interesting details that made the experience unforgettable. We really enjoyed our time with him and highly recommend him!
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Barryfs4800jh
Sep 16, 2025
Excellent guide and tour - Kanami was our tour guide and she was wonderful. She was fluent in English and explained everything we saw with clarity. She was also very patient as it was a long hot day and kept us all in good cheer. She's very special person and I highly recommend when in Kyoto. You hire her as a guide.
Barry Fishman
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Sungin_m
May 31, 2025
Perfect morning out! Bamboo forest, hiking, temple and village - This was such a great tour, it was like 3 different activities in one! We started at Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Walk and because it was not the main path and still early we avoided the crowds and still enjoyed the bamboo views. The hiking part is definitely a hike with some steep parts but enjoyable all around and provided good views and a peaceful walk in the hills. The hiking trail ended in a traditional village and we visited Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple which was a very unique temple with different aspects to learn about, all very well explained by my guide Soichiro (Sam). I was lucky in that this ended up being a private tour as I was the only guest, which was great as Soichiro (Sam) answered all my questions and we had a great time chatting. I’d recommend this for anyone who wants to avoid the crowds in the main area of Arashiyama and see a different side of the area.
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