Avoid the tall trees of Japan's most popular spot, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, and opt for lesser-known forest retreats in Kyoto. Incorporating a stroll along bamboo groves into a wider Kyoto ...

The Abbey Collection of bamboo arts and crafts, the 20-year loving labor of New York collectors Dianne and Arthur Abbey, attracted 470,000 visitors when it showed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

Bamboo forest of Arashiyama as seen from the bottom. Another beautiful shot of trees swaying at The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove of Kyoto, Japan. DO SEE Sakura in Japan: These Cherry Blossoms Will ...

They chose bamboo after getting lost in a Kyoto, Japan, bamboo forest some years back, he said. They like bamboo’s sustainability as a grass, and they added the easily recognizable climbing ...

Mixed into the forest are hundreds of types of bamboo that grow in Japan, with around 600 different varieties. Some are small and some are tall and can grow several feet in a day.

MUKO, Kyoto Prefecture--The leafy pathway through a bamboo forest in the Arashiyama area of Kyoto is popular with tourists. Now visitors who want to avoid the heaving crowds in this historic city ...

The city of Kyoto in Japan is home to one of the world's most famous called Arashiyama Bamboo Forest. The 16-square-kilometre area is made up nearly entirely of moso bamboo and has several ...