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Kyoto] Picnic spots and recommended picnic rentals in the area!

The season of beautiful fresh greenery. Sometimes it is nice to spend a luxurious time with a delicious lunch or coffee while feeling the comfortable breeze. This article introduces nine picnic spots in Kyoto, including Kamogawa River and Umekoji Park, as well as eight recommended picnic sets that allow you to have a picnic with nothing at all. (TEXT/Yuka Miyaguchi, EDIT/Moe Sawamura)

6. Area ⑥] Picnic spots around Kitaoji and recommended picnic rentals

Kamogawa Park/presentation
A short walk from Kitaoji Station. Kamogawa Park is located on the banks of the Kamo River from north to south. This serene place, where one can feel the murmuring of the river, is a popular walking course for local residents and a refreshing space.
For picnics, the grassy area from Marutamachi Bridge to Hiiragino is recommended. Benches are also provided in the shade of trees along the river, so you can enjoy picnicking comfortably there as well. Feel the changing face of the Kamo River as the seasons change.

Kamogawa Park

The east bank from Demachi Bridge to Kitayama Bridge is lined with jogging and walking paths.

Address] Izumoji Matsunoshita-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access】5 minutes on foot from Kitaoji Subway Station
Tel. 075-701-0102 (Kyoto Public Works Office, Kyoto Prefecture)


WIFE&HUSBAND/ Waifs & Husbands
A 4-minute walk east from Kitaoji Station. [Located right next to Kamogawa Park, this coffee shop is run by a couple.
The idea for the picnic set came from the couple's enjoyment of drinking freshly brewed coffee while gazing at the Kamo River. Home-brewed coffee and rusks in a thermos. A simple picnic set with ceramic cups or glasses and a tablecloth costs 1,400 yen per person for 1.5 hours. Spread out your sheet on the field and relax, listening to the sound of the river flowing by. Enjoy a blissful time.

WIFE &HUSBAND picnic set

Rental of round chairs, benches, mats, tables, etc. are available for an optional fee. Priority on reservations.

Address] 106-6 Oyama Shimo-Uchigawara-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access】4 minutes on foot from Kitaoji Subway Station / 2 minutes on foot from Karasuma Kitaoji Bus Stop
Business hours] 10:00-17:00 (*LO/15:00 for picnic sets) (open irregular hours)
Tel. 075-201-7324
For more information about the store, please contacthere


 

7. Area ⑦] Picnic spots around Arashiyama and recommended picnic rentals

Arashiyama Park/Araushiyama Kouen
Arashiyama Park (Kameyama area)] (commonly known as "Kameyama Park") is located about a 15-minute walk west of Arashiyama town. The park is maintained along the Katsura River over the Wataratsuki Bridge, and a 10-minute walk to the observatory will take you to the Hozu River cruise boats, trolley trains, and other scenery that symbolize Arashiyama.

The plaza is recommended for picnics. Several benches and tables are provided, and you can enjoy a blue-air lunch or a café at any place you like.

Arashiyama Park

Turtle Island Park is a beautiful green place where cherry trees and maple trees grow in a red pine forest.

Address] Saga, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access】13 min. walk from Randen "Arashiyama" station.
Tel. 075-701-0102 (Kyoto Public Works Office, Kyoto Prefecture)
For more information about the park, please contacthere


TEA ROOM KIKI Tea & Scone Specialty Store, Arashiyama, KyotoTea Room Kiki, Kocha & Scone Senmonten, Kyoto, Arashiyama Honten
Specializing in tea and homemade scones. Carefully selecting tea leaves that suit the Japanese palate, we offer an afternoon tea experience in a style that is familiar to Japanese people.
The restaurant's picnic plan is a rich set of English-style afternoon tea outdoors (3,500 yen/person for two hours). In addition to scones, sandwiches with smoked salmon, macaroons, canele and other sweets. In addition, there is a choice of four types of tea (Darjeeling, Earl Grey, First Drop, and Luminous Fruit).

Rattan basket, water bottle, plates, fork, and knife included in the set price. Mini table available for +300 yen, rug + 2 cushion set for +200 yen.

Address] 1 Saga Tenryuji Shurumado-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access】1 minute walk from Randen Saga Station on the Randen Line / 2 minute walk from Saga-Arashiyama Station on the JR Line
Business Hours] 10:30-18:00 (LO/16:30) (*Reservations for picnic sets are required by 9:00 on the day of use)
Tel. 075-432-7385
For more information about the store, please contacthere


 

The information is subject to change. Please contact each store or facility directly for the latest information.
All prices include tax.
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