“Chikurin-no-Komichi” is a pleasant path winding through a bamboo grove at the Shuzen-ji Spa resort. It is only 100m long, connecting the Katsura-bashi and Kaede-bashi bridges, but once you enter the path, you feel a refreshing and magical air. Sitting on a round bamboo bench and looking up at the sky, you are showered with cool and crisp green, full of healthy ions! Bamboo forests are mysterious. The red bridge beyond the bamboo looks brighter, and the buildings between the bamboo seem more elegant. At the same time, the bamboo trees work as blinds to the outside world.
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Shuzen-ji Bamboo Path
A refreshing and magical place

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The red bridge beyond the bamboo looks brighter

Round bench along the bamboo path

Blue sky above the bamboo forest

Katsura River

Mysterious bamboo forest

The short path barriers are also made of bamboo

Kaede-bashi Bridge

House beyond the bamboo forest

A few different kinds of bamboo grow here

The bamboo trees work as blinds to the outside world

Red bridge leading toward the bamboo path

A refreshing and magical place
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Elizabeth S
4 years ago
What a contrast, the red bridges and the green bamboo. What the photos can't show is the rustling and knocking when breezes blow.
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