# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Ashiu Forest](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/ashiu-forest): Kyoto, Trail. About 4,200 hectares of beech and cedar forest at the source of the Yura River, run by Kyoto University as a research forest since 1921. You can walk three short routes on your own after filling in an entry form; the Kamitani valley and the rest of the interior are open only on a certified guided tour. It is about two hours' drive north of Kyoto, and closed under snow from mid-December to mid-April.

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Source: [Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations?destination_type=trail&prefecture_id=26)
Last updated: 2026-10-20