Sunday, July 23, 2006

Kyoto - Kinkakuji Temple

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This temple conjurs up what most tourists hope/imagine when they think of traditional Japan.
You certainly won`t be disappointed visiting Kinkakuji Temple, also known as the Golden Pavillion it is actually made from real gold. It is magnificent.


The surrounding grounds are beautiful (as you can see), with giant looming trees, mossy grass & little stoney pathways winding around. In the surrounding lake giant gold-fish & turtles swim around & giant water-lilies float on the surface.

We wandered around following the path for the best part of 1hr. Further along there are small souviner shops & an area with another small shrine with giant bells outside. Many of the locals threw money into an offering box & then rang the bells 2-3 times. Must bring good luck?

We had a lovely time at Kinkakuji Temple, it was peaceful & relaxing and the grounds are really beautiful. The photos speak for themselves.











4 Comments:

At 4:00 PM, July 23, 2006, Blogger Tere said...

This temple is so beautiful, with the rain & it had a misty eerie quality. The outer layer is real gold. Rather impressive.

 
At 4:00 PM, July 23, 2006, Blogger Tere said...

actually Em posted that last entry, I`m on Tere`s computa

 
At 5:45 AM, July 25, 2006, Blogger El Oso said...

Can't believe you're back at work in two weeks.

You sure you wanna come back? Like, actually sure?

I've really enjoyed reading your guys' blog. I feel like I've taken a big vacation too!

 
At 8:39 PM, July 25, 2006, Blogger Tere said...

Cheers Carlos! Believe it or not I am looking forward to getting back. How weird is that!

 

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