However, with 'Sagano' used, when utilized in reference to a sightseeing destination, to indicate an area including Arashiyama where places of interest--such as Tenryu-ji Temple and Daikaku-ji Temple--are located, many tourists going to visit Sagano would mistakenly get off trains at this station, and therefore the facility's name was changed to Arisugawa Station.
しかし、観光地としての「嵯峨野」は、天龍寺や大覚寺などの名所がある嵐山を含む一帯を指し、嵯峨野めぐりの観光客が誤って下車することが多かったことから、1975年に有栖川駅と改称した。