Rather than transporting travelers to peaceful scenes, a trip to Kyoto's bamboo-lined forest ... Japan's native botany. Citing the deep connection between bamboo and Japanese life, culture ...

When Edison sought bamboo from around the world, he was introduced to Japanese timber bamboo through the Kyoto governor at the time. The bamboo was growing in an area around Mount Otokoyama ...

The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove also known as the Sagano Bamboo Forest is a natural moso bamboo forest in Kyoto that has various pathways for tourists and it is ...