A symbol of arashiyama, it is also famous as a tourist spot. it is a wooden bridge over the katsura river, and its name comes from the fact that emperor kameyama, during the heian period, described the sight of the moon moving over the bridge as "resembling the crossing of the moon without a cloud." the view of the bridge against the backdrop of arashiyama's magnificent nature is extremely famous, and it is particularly crowded with tourists in spring when the cherry blossoms are beautiful, and in autumn when the leaves are painted in red.