>>214539755
the arashiyama randen station is really cool. the area is generally very busy and overtouristed, but the station has a nice footbath on that can be used for very cheap and you can keep the towel as a souvenir (1 of 5 of my onsen towel collection). you can also go onto the roof of the station if you purchase something from the restaurant/cafe upstairs (i.e. you can get a very cheap ice cream) and almost no tourists go there so its a nice place to escape to for a bit to get away from all of the other gaijin crowding the streets below