Drone captures beauty in Kyoto outskirts -京都郊外のドローン映像
Take a virtual trip over some of the beautiful areas that lie outside of Kyoto Japan. Using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional rig, Awa Drone did some great piloting combined with fantastic video production technique to give the virtual tourist a lovely aerial trip over some of the main attractions around the outskirts of Kyoto.
Virtual Tourist
The aerial tour includes:
- Fushimi (Momoyama) Castle
Fushimi Castle, also known as Momoyama Castle, is located in Kyoto’s Fushimi Ward. A replica of the original for which construction began in 1592 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and intended as his retirement palace. - Miyama Village
Flyover of the river and fields and traditional grass thatched roof houses. The village was merged with other nearby towns to create the city of Nantan. - Arashiyama
Drone piloted along this river and valley which is located on the western outskirts of Kyoto. Arashiyama is a nationally-designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty. - Ono Dam
Fly above to capture this beautiful dam and area from all angles … located in Nantan, Kyoto - Other flyover sites include, Tenryuuji, Senkouji, the Hozu River, and Togetsukyo Bridge
Area map
Other Japan castle drone video flyovers of possible interest:
- Drone Footage of Matsumoto Castle a National Treasure located in Nagano Prefecture
- Aerial view of Matsuyama Castle in Ehime Prefecture captured in 4K UHD
- DJI Phantom captures from the air Osaka Castle
DJI Phantom 3 Professional
Image: Phantom 3 Professional
Some features of the quadcopter used to capture the flyover video:
- Included 4K Video at up to 30 frames per second
- 12 Megapixel Photo Camera
- Integrated 3-Axis Stabilization Gimbal
- Easy to Fly, Intelligent Flight System
- Live HD View –
- Dedicated Remote Controller
- Powerful Mobile App w/ Auto Video Editor
- Vision Positioning for Indoor Flight
- Safety feature: Beginner Mode
– can be set to fly only within a given distance and altitude from you, protecting the drone and making it automatically stay within desired limits. - Autopilot features
– Auto-Takeoff – with a tap of the DJI Pilot app, drone will turn on motors and rise to pre-set height and hover until further direction
– Auto-return home – when GPS is available drone will remember exact spot a take off and return to that location with a tap of a button
– Failsafe – if battery is running low or drone loses remote controller connection, it will return to the takeoff point and land