Arashiyama Station (Keifuku)
Arashiyama Station 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.
Station entrance and surrounding shops 2011
The "Kimono Forest" lit at night
Arashiyama station (Keifuku), with train, Kimono forest around, and Arashiyama mountain on the background
Keifuku Electric Railroad
Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. is a railroad company based in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan in operation since March 2, 1942. It is a parent company of Keifuku Bus and Kyoto Bus, and an affiliated company of Keihan Electric Railway, which owns 42.89% of the company stock. The company's stock is traded on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
A Randen tram car at Kōryūji Station, in front of Kōryū-ji Temple
A Randen tram car under cherry blossoms