We emerged from our Hotel to find it lightly snowing.

Walking through the gentle snowfall, we made our way towards Karasuma subway station.

A photo

We rode the subway to Kyoto station.

Picking up an onigiri en route from a convenience store station, we eventually found our way to the JR office, and activated our JR pass.

We then used our pass to board a train bound for Arashiyama.

Station platform
View from the train
Another view from the train
Neighbourhood

Within 20 minutes, we arrived at Arashiyama station. We made our way south, walking through quiet streets.

JR Station
Crowds walking

As we headed south towards Katsura River, it began to snow lightly.

Snowing
Snowing

We headed across Togetsu-kyō bridge.

Across the bridge

We continued south, admiring the beauty of the rivers and mountains.

River views
River views

Following the coast, we made our way west towards the monkey park.

Across the bridge

Last time I’d visited, it had been closed due to snow. Today however, it was open for business.

We decided to make our way up the mountain.

Climbing the mountain
Climbing the mountain

We continued up the mountain, beautiful aerial views of Arashiyama coming into view as we continued our climb.

Climbing the mountain
Climbing the mountain

Eventually we approached the summit.

Approaching the summit

And we began to spot Monkeys.

Monkey spotting
Monkey spotting

We continued to the observation deck, offering beautiful, panoramic views of Arashiyama.

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Monkey spotting
Monkey spotting