One of my favorite outings in Japan was our Arishiyama adventure day! We got up early to visit the famous Bamboo Grove!

There is the main path with crazy tall bamboo – the one that is highly photographed. I wonder how old the bamboo is here.

It seems they preserve a lot of the bamboo grove, but there are also areas where they grow and harvest the bamboo for building and craft material.

We took our time taking it all in; it was so peaceful. You know us and crowds though – we left as soon as it got hard to take a photo without a photobomber.

But not before having a panda photoshoot. 🙂

Ahh, where do you like to explore on vacay? In the natures? Share below!