Sagano Romantic Train in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan 2023 Review, Guide & Tips

Arashiyama is beautiful 🥬🥬

I always enjoy watching videos of people traveling around Japan. I look forward to seeing you next time. Please come to Arima Onsen in Hyogo Prefecture! We are rooting for you! ! !

We wandered into "Saga Toriimoto Preserved Street" and it's such a gorgeous area, was a suprise highlight of our time in Kyoto. The Philosopher's Path was also really nice.

We were planning to do this with our 2 young daughters [ages 6 and 10], but last year we heard there was a tragic accident on the boat ride. So we got scared and took it off our travel plans. The accident occurred in March 2023. We are planning to be in Japan in March 2025. About the same time of year the accident happened. I wonder if the water flow was too crazy at that time of year.

What would you suggest after being on the train and boat?

Fyi, we don't know how to swim.

This looks like a great day out. Looking forward to seeing the boat trip!

Phil looks like he's working at a bank behind that plastic shield lol

Awesome timing, I just bought my ticket two days ago! Thank you for the video!!

Squee! I can't believe I forgot your video would come out today since it's one of the two things I really look forward to on Thursdays. Well, at least this way, it was a nice surprise. 😅😊😂

Amy. There is also touring Kyoto which I might recommend to visit "Kyoto Animation Studios (the burning 🔥 site)" and please pray 🙏 for 'paying respect' to the staffs of 'KyoAni Staffs'. 36 staffs murdered on fire 🔥. I know who is the murderer who starts the fire. This is the memory place that makes animation fascinating, not bringing 'a burning 🔥 bush'. Absolutely not.

oh my gosh I am doing this exact thing in a few weeks time and not only have you got me super excited but also really helped me on how to navigate :) thank you, great video

Just received your book today for me and my gfs Japan Trip and it is absolutely lovely. Love the content! Thank you so much 🫶🏼

I was in kyoto around this time and actually ran into you guys at yasaka koshinda. It was such a pleasant surprise and was definitely a highlight of my trip. I also got on the sagano romantic train spontaneously after another tourist i was chatting with suggested I tag along with her. It was lovely and i’d go again just to take the river cruise back. Thanks for your content. Entertaining and informative as usual.

Went to Arashiyama 2 weeks ago, you can also go there by bus, I had a direct one from the guest house I was staying at (it's cheaper).

I love your book!
The river, can you do shorter trips? I don’t think we would cope with 2 hours with kids

This video has been added to my Japan Wishlist. Thanks to you, my trip is going to be awesome. Thank you Amy for such great content ☺️ 🫶

ahh i love your videos so much!! have u been to the bamboo grove by Kodaji Temple? i went this year and loved it! there were very few people, so it felt magical

brown earred snoopy is my fav kinda snoopy. it took everything in me to not buy the large one at kiddyland omotesando

Dear Amy, I always enjoy your videos. Thank you. Can I ask you where you got your stamp book. I am looking here in the Netherlands so I would have it before my trip and they are either to small, to big, to heavy, has lines etc. and yours looked just perfect. I hope to buy it early on my trip so I won't miss out on to many stamps. It looks to me such a nice souvenir.

Awesome! Where did you get your stamp book from?

Great train trip from Japan.

Such a cool experience, it’s a bummer I didn’t have enough time to do it :(

It's what I'm doing tomorrow, hopefully everything goes well, I'm finding out I'm not the best trip planner😅

ah man that curry looks so good

Thanks for sharing your video ❤

i love seeing you tubers going around japan and ginza in the snow

i meant i love seeing you tubers going around kyoto

i bet you know more about japan than many japanese people do.

those seat on that train would hurt my back and backside ugh the ones in church hurt mine shame we dont have cushions on them

if it was not for boys and girls like you angel ide never see japan its the only country i watch

Thank you for an enchanted moment apart from the rotten adverts butting in i enjoyed it well ill watch japan explorer now

where's your locker video please?

There were many foreigners in November. Of course, there were many foreign Train Trains

coming from arashiyama, is it better to sit on left or right?

Your videos are so helpful! They're making me so excited for my trip in 2 weeks! Thank you 😊

Train with a show lol that looked so fun!

Hi! Which row numbers would be forward facing in the train in the direction you went? I get car sick if I’m back facing. Thanks

Very helpfull video...thanks a lot

Is this train heading to bamboo forest?

How long was the actual walk through the bamboo forest?

You can also ride from the kamaeko station and arrive at bamboo forest

can take a boat ride and skip the train to save money too ??

Were escalators available when going from saga station to Torokko station? Thank you so much!!

何でもかんでも動画にしてそのお金で旅行するのは楽しいのかな？

How long did the boat ride back take?

Thanks Amy for this video and for the one on the Hozugawa cruise. My wife and I will do both of these this coming October because of your videos. Cheers!

can we go together?

Does it stop at every stops? I would like to ride it from the 2nd stop, torokko arashiyama sta.

what exactly is the right hand side of the train? is it the odd-numbered seats?

Hello , may I know where can I get the book for stamping ?? Thanks 🙏🏻

Hi does the train include return back to original station or do you have to walk back? Thanks