Rakushisha Poets Hut Arashiyama

This quaint hermit’s cottage was once the home of one of haiku master Matsuo Basho’s disciples. It’s a good palate cleanser between the area temples.

[image © Damien Douxchamps]

If you’ve got a taste for rustic simplicity, you’ll love Rakushisha, a thatched-roof hut that housed one of Matsuo Basho’s poetic disciples (it’s said that the master stopped by here on occasion, but he did not live here, contrary to popular belief). The admission is a mere snip at ¥200, but you can get a good sense of the place by merely looking from outside the fence, which costs nothing.

English address: 20 Hinomyojin-cho, Saga Ogurayama, Ukyo-ku

Japanese address: 右京区嵯峨小倉山緋明神町20

Opening hours:
9:00am-5:00pm (10:00am-4:00pm January and February)
Closed on December 31st and January 1st

Admission: ¥200

Non-smoking area: Yes

Nearest Transport:
15 min walk from Saga Arashiyama Station, JR Sagano line
30 min walk from Arashiyama Station, Henkyu railway

Telephone: 881-1953

Website: Tourist website (English)

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Near To Here:
Rakushisha Poet’s Hut is located in Kyoto’s Arashiyama district. See our complete list of things to do in Kyoto’s Arashiyama district, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

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