Arashiyama Station (Keifuku)

Arashiyama Station

  • 嵐山駅
  • あらしやま
Station entrance and surrounding shops 2011
General information
LocationUkyo-ku, Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates 35°00′55″N 135°40′40″E / 35.015214°N 135.677694°E / 35.015214; 135.677694
Operated byKeifuku Electric Railroad
Line(s)Randen Arashiyama Line
Distance7.2km from Shijō-Ōmiya
Platforms4
Tracks3
ConnectionsHankyu Arashiyama Line
(HK-98: Arashiyama)

JR West Sagano Sanin Main Line (Saga Arashiyama E07)

Sagano Scenic Railway (Torokko Saga)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeA13
WebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)
History
OpenedMarch 25, 1910 (1910-03-25)
Passengers
FY20151.4 million

Arashiyama Station (嵐山駅, Arashiyama-eki) is a tram stop in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, and the western terminus of the Randen Arashiyama Line that begins at Shijō-Ōmiya. The station includes a small shopping arcade, outdoor eating areas, a foot bath, a garden featuring cherry and maple trees, as well as the "Kimono Forest," a collection of 600 kimono gowns wrapped around poles with LED lighting inside developed by the interior designer Yasumichi Morita.