World Bamboo Day Sep 18, 2022

World Bamboo Day

One of the most photographed places in Japan is this otherworldly grove of towering bamboo. The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove on the outskirts of Kyoto is surrounded by temples and shrines along the Katsura River. Rising as a manicured oasis of stories-high bamboo, the grove seems to turn the world green. The former villas and temples of the old noble class are located near the Arashiyama Grove, and its single 500-yard path is usually filled with visitors wielding cameras and selfie sticks, making this serene view a rare one.

© Razvan Ciuca/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Sep 18, 2018A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
Sep 18, 2019Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
Sep 18, 2020Homeward bound
Sep 18, 2021Hanging out on a limb
Sep 18, 2023Fall Astronomy Week
Sep 18, 2024Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Sep 18, 2025Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 28, 2023Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Nov 27, 2020Green is the new black
Apr 20, 2020In the Garden of Europe
Dec 9, 2020It s Computer Science Education Week
Apr 18, 2025International Day for Monuments and Sites
Mar 14, 2019Rocky mountain pi
Dec 15, 2018A long winter’s nap, perhaps?
May 28, 2019Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
Feb 2, 2024Groundhog Day
May 29, 2020It s Bermuda s big day
Jan 6, 2020Have fun storming the castle
Dec 24, 2019Dashing through the snow
Mar 30, 2024Brown-throated three-toed sloth in cecropia tree, Costa Rica
Nov 14, 2022Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
Mar 13, 2021All hail the king of shrubs
Sep 10, 2022Mid-Autumn Festival
Jan 9, 2023Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
Aug 8, 2023Infinity Day
Nov 10, 2022Badlands National Park turns 44
Oct 2, 2024Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Mar 4, 2019The eloquence of elephants
Mar 17, 2023St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
Jan 5, 2025National Bird Day
Oct 2, 2022Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Aug 5, 2023Atlantic puffin, Iceland
Jan 8, 2018Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
Nov 5, 2019Balloons and camels are two ways to catch a ride here
Nov 10, 2024Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Nov 17, 2020Take a hike near Lovers Lane
Sep 6, 2023Rethymno, Crete, Greece