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Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

Kyoto, Japan

About Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

The iconic bamboo forest on the western edge of Kyoto. Walk through it alone at 6am before the crowds arrive — the sound of wind through the bamboo is unlike anything else on earth.

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📍Sagaogurayama Tabuchiyamacho, Arashiyama, Kyoto

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