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Bamboo is the world’s fastest-growing plant, at up to 91cm a day – Arashiyama’s grove reaches around 30 metres highPOSTCARDSOctober 2017 Lonely Planet Traveller 13``````Send your best new travel photos to [email protected]``````Russell Pearson works for KLM inHolland and spent a week in Japan``````I was on holiday visitingrelatives with my wife,who is half Japanese,when we took a trip tothe district of Arashiyamaon the outskirts of Kyoto.It’s known for its bamboogrove, and when I arrivedI was overwhelmed by thesize of the bamboo. Theway the sun glowedthrough the shoots wasmagical, and the pathwayscut through the grovescreated amazing leadinglines to play with. WhenI look at this photo it makesme want to head right back- Japan is an incrediblecountry and there’s somuch to explore, butreturning to the ArashiyamaBamboo Grove is firmly onmy to-do list.KYOTO, JAPANA panda’sfantasy