What is the address of Sagano Romantic Train?

Saga-Tenryuji Kurumamichi-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市右京区嵯峨天龍寺車道町).

How do I get to Sagano Romantic Train?

The nearest station is Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line). Sagano Romantic Train is in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

How much does Sagano Romantic Train cost?

Sagano Romantic Train is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.

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Sagano Romantic Train

Arashiyama, Kyoto

Address

Saga-Tenryuji Kurumamichi-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 〒616-8373 京都府京都市右京区嵯峨天龍寺車道町

Source: sagano-kanko.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.

The Torokko Saga station building of the Sagano Scenic Railway beside JR Saga-Arashiyama — Photo: くろふね / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

This slow, old-style train covers about 7 km of the Hozu River gorge in 25 minutes, from Torokko Saga next to JR Saga-Arashiyama Station to Torokko Kameoka. It runs on track left over when the JR line was double-tracked, and it's been carrying sightseers since 1991. Car 5, the Rich, has no window glass, so you get the wind and the river noise.

Nearest station Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line)

Cost ¥

Time needed 1-2 hours

Best time Mid-November to early December

Cherry blossoms Autumn colour

Insider tip

Every seat is reserved, and online tickets go on sale at midnight one month before the day. The fare is ¥880 one way (children ¥440), whatever stretch you ride. If the train's sold out, the stations sell standing tickets on the day. 2026 is the last year for the current carriages, and new trains start in spring 2027.

What the guides say about Sagano Romantic Train

17. Some places sell timed tickets. Murin-an lets in 15 people at a time, on hourly slots you book online up to 30 days ahead. Nijo Castle's Honmaru Palace costs ¥1,000 extra on a timed web ticket that goes on sale 30 days ahead, and seats on the Sagano Romantic Train go on sale online at midnight a month before. Eikan-do doesn't sell tickets ahead, so you just turn up early.

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Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Sagano Romantic Train, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.

Illumination Starts tomorrow

Sagano Romantic Train Autumn Light-up

嵯峨野トロッコ列車秋のライトアップ「光の幻想列車」

24 Oct to 29 Dec Sagano Scenic Railway, Arashiyama

Time From 16:30 to the last train Station Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line)

From late afternoon the trains run past lit maples and illuminations in the Hozu gorge between Torokko Arashiyama and Torokko Kameoka. The railway says it's the last autumn light-up you'll see from the current carriages, and there's no service on 16 Dec.

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Garden ¥1,500

Early-morning autumn viewing at Rokuo-in

鹿王院秋の早朝特別拝観

20 Nov to 6 Dec Rokuo-in, Arashiyama

Time 8:00 to 9:00 Station Randen Rokuoin, 3 min walk

Early entry from 08:00 to 09:00 before regular opening, limited to 20 visitors a day, near Arashiyama during the autumn leaf season. Booking form on the listing.

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Exhibition Adults ¥500, children ¥300 (joint ticket with Hogon-in ¥1,000)

Spring Special Opening at Kogen-ji

天龍寺塔頭弘源寺春の特別公開

13 Mar to 16 May Kogen-ji (Tenryu-ji sub-temple), Arashiyama

Time 09:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:45) Station Randen Arashiyama Station

A Tenryu-ji sub-temple linked to the Hosokawa family, with a view of Arashiyama from the hall, temple treasures and a standing Bishamonten statue, an Important Cultural Property.

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The Sogenchi pond garden of Tenryu-ji with rocks and a cherry tree in bloom

Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0

Exhibition On now ¥500 (separate from garden admission of ¥500)

Tenryu-ji Hatto Cloud Dragon Painting Autumn Opening

天龍寺法堂「雲龍図」特別公開

19 Sept to 6 Dec Tenryu-ji, Arashiyama

Time 9:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:20) Station Randen Arashiyama Station (Keifuku), 13 min on foot from JR Saga-Arashiyama

The Hatto hall's Cloud Dragon ceiling painting by Kayama Matazo is open daily in autumn, with a separate ticket from the garden.

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Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0

Garden On now ¥700

Hogon-in Autumn Opening and Night Viewing

宝厳院秋の特別拝観・夜間特別拝観

3 Oct to 6 Dec Hogon-in, Arashiyama

Time 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:45), night viewing from 13 Nov 17:30 to 20:30 (last entry 20:00) Station Arashiyama (Randen), 3 min walk

This Tenryu-ji sub-temple opens its Shishiku garden, which borrows Arashiyama as a backdrop, round a lion-shaped rock under heavy maples, and for an extra ¥500 you can see Tamura Noriko's paintings in the main hall. From 13 Nov the garden is also lit at night (17:30 to 20:30, ¥1,000).

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The great mossy lion rock in the Shishiku garden of Hogon-in, with a bamboo railed path in front

663highland, CC BY 2.5

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Nearby

Kimono Forest Landmark · 5 min walk About 600 pillars wrapped in fabric dyed in the Kyo-yuzen kimono style stand in rows around Randen's Arashiyama terminus. Nonomiya Shrine Shrine · 8 min walk Nonomiya is a small shrine on the bamboo path, on the site where imperial princesses once stayed before going to serve at the Grand Shrine of Ise,... Arashiyama Yoshimura Food · 8 min walk Yoshimura makes its own soba in the former home of the painter Kawamura Manshu, two doors west of the north end of Togetsukyo, with the bridge and... Fukuda Art Museum Museum · 8 min walk This museum by Togetsukyo shows Japanese painting, mostly from the Edo period to the modern era, in seasonal exhibitions. Saga Tofu Morika Shopping · 9 min walk Morika has been making tofu in Saga since around the Ansei era of the 1850s. Togetsukyo Bridge Landmark · 9 min walk The 155 m bridge over the Oi River, with wooded hills rising right behind it, is the picture most people carry of Arashiyama.

Around Arashiyama

Bamboo at first light, then the maple temples under Mount Ogura

Arashiyama is on Kyoto's north-western edge, where Togetsukyo Bridge crosses the Oi River with wooded hills right behind it. You'll want the bridge, Tenryu-ji and the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, and so will everyone else. Go early. Then walk north into Sagano. Its temples line the foot of Mount Ogura, and it's quieter at the far end, which Kyoto's official tourism site calls Okusaga.

Arashiyama has 30 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 14 shrines and temples, 4 landmarks, 3 parks and gardens, 2 restaurants, 2 bathhouses, 1 cafe, 1 museum, 1 viewpoint, 1 shop and 1 neighbourhood. Read the Arashiyama guide.

Shigetsu Food · 9 min walk
Tenryu-ji Temple · 9 min walk
Kurumazaki Shrine Shrine · 10 min walk
Hogon-in Temple · 10 min walk
Fufu no Yu Onsen · 10 min walk
Seiryo-ji Temple · 10 min walk
Iwatayama Monkey Park Park · 11 min walk
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Park · 11 min walk

Good to know

What is the address of Sagano Romantic Train?: Saga-Tenryuji Kurumamichi-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市右京区嵯峨天龍寺車道町).
How do I get to Sagano Romantic Train?: The nearest station is Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line). Sagano Romantic Train is in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
How much does Sagano Romantic Train cost?: Sagano Romantic Train is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Sagano Romantic Train?: Plan for 1-2 hours.
When is the best time to visit Sagano Romantic Train?: Mid-November to early December.

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