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Arashiyama (嵐山, Storm Mountain) is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River , which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty .
Arashiyama Station (嵐山駅, Arashiyama-eki) is a railway station in Kyoto, Japan. It is the terminal station of the Hankyu Arashiyama Line. The station is a short walk from Nakanoshima Park and Togetsukyo Bridge. In spring, sakura trees lining the station light up in an array of white and pink.
General information; Location: Ukyo-ku, Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Japan: Coordinates: 1]: Operated by: Keifuku Electric Railroad: Line(s): Randen Arashiyama Line: Distance: 7.2km from Shijō-Ōmiya: Platforms: 4: Tracks: 3: Connections: Hankyu Arashiyama Line (HK-98: Arashiyama) . JR West Sagano Sanin Main Line (Saga Arashiyama E07) . Sagano Scenic Railway (Torokko Saga): Construction; Structure ...
Saga-Arashiyama Station (嵯峨嵐山駅, Saga-Arashiyama-eki), formerly known as Saga Station, is a railway station situated in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, operating on the Sanin Main Line (Sagano Line) under the management of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It serves as the starting point for the Sagano Scenic Railway.
Matsunoo Taisha (松尾大社, Matsunoo Taisha/ Matsuo Taisha), formerly Matsunoo Jinja (松尾神社), is a Shinto shrine located at the far western end of Shijō Street, approximately 1.3 kilometers south of the Arashiyama district of Kyoto. It is home to a spring at the base of the mountain, Arashiyama, that is believed to be blessed.
Arashiyama, a hill famed for its maple leaves and the Togetsu-kyō, the Bridge to the Moon; Ninna-ji, a Buddhist temple with a fine pagoda; Ryōan-ji, the Zen Buddhist temple with the karesansui (dry-landscape, i.e. raked stones) garden; Tenryū-ji, the head temple of the Tenryū branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism
The Katsura River (桂川, Katsura-gawa) is a continuation of two other rivers, the Hozu River, a small, speedy river which begins in the mountains near Kameoka and then slithers through the mountains separating Kameoka and Kyoto; and the Ōi River (大堰川 Ōi-gawa), which emerges from those mountains and expands into a shallow, slow-flowing river until Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama. [1]
Fudo Bridge 不動大橋: Lowest girder depth (6m) / longest span (155m) for composite truss in Japan Tanaka Prize (2010) 590 m (1,940 ft) Extradosed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 63+125+155+155+88