Arashiyama bamboo grove crowds: how to avoid peak times?
The river mist lifts, the first shafts of sun thread through towering stalks, and the usual roar of day-trippers is still a distant murmur: this is the rare, fragile moment when the Arashiyama bamboo grove feels like a secret kept between nature and the few who planned their timing. Crowds converge on this compact Kyoto … Read more