Arashiyama Bamboo

What is the best time to visit the Bamboo Forest in January?

Before 8:30 am at weekends in the busiest part of the month. Sunrise is around 7:05 am, so that gives you about 85 quiet minutes of daylight.

Waiting for the evening does not work in January: the crowd only thins out after 5:30 pm, and the sun sets around 5:05 pm.

How does the crowd change through January?

DatesWeekdayWeekend
All of JanuaryQuiet before 8:30 am
Busy 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Quiet before 8:30 am
Busy 9:30 am to 5:30 pm

How busy is each hour in the busiest part of January?

TimeWeekdayWeekend
6 amQuietQuiet
7 amQuietQuiet
8 amQuietQuiet
9 amModerateModerate
10 amBusyBusy
11 amVery busyVery busy
12 pmVery busyVery busy
1 pmVery busyVery busy
2 pmVery busyVery busy
3 pmVery busyVery busy
4 pmVery busyVery busy
5 pmBusyBusy
6 pmModerateModerate

How much daylight is there in January?

DateSunriseSunset
1 January7:05 am4:55 pm
15 January7:05 am5:05 pm
31 January6:55 am5:25 pm

Which dates are different in January 2027?

  • 1 January 2027: a public holiday, as busy as a weekend in our estimate.
  • 11 January 2027: a public holiday, as busy as a weekend in our estimate.

The forecast for the next two weeks

These levels are estimates from typical patterns, without rain, not live counts. How the estimate works