Explore Kyoto's bamboo groves in the lowest seasons instead. In the winter, travelers undeterred ... Located within the same bamboo forest as the world-famous Arashiyama, the groves that shroud ...

but Arashiyama's bamboo will be fully green. The park lies in the northwest corner of Kyoto, about six miles from city center. Both trains and buses run here from the middle of Kyoto, and it's ...

KYOTO -- Cherry blossoms are almost in full flower in various locations across Kyoto Prefecture, with tourists from both Japan and abroad enjoying blossom viewing in Arashiyama Park on April 3.