https://tabiris.com/archives/hokuriku-kyoto/
>Kyoto City council voted in two resolutions regarding Hokuriku Shinkansen
>first one prohibits Shinkansen tunnels that use "Deep underground use law" for permits(over 40m deep) within Kyoto
>second is coercing JRTT to explain all aspects of the construction to the greater public, including waterflow risks, and "listen carefully to local voices"
>this is even worse than Saga prefectural assembly's resolution on Nagasaki Shinkansen that at least urges the government to try and find a solution satisfying all sides
JR West needs to dodge Kyoto already, even though it would requite redoing enviromental assessments. The city spreads so far into the mountains that they'd be paying a significant chunk of the money for a project unpopular with the public, at a point in time where they're considering raising subway ticket prices because the budget is bleeding. No politician would ever support it there in current circumstances.
Just put a station in Kameoka, maybe even call it something like Kameoka-Arashiyama to cash in on tourists because it will be by far the fastest way to that area.