For my final morning in Kyoto I set off early to see the Kinkakuji Temple. I took the train to the nearest station, checked the map there and set off towards it. After 15 minutes walking I found myself at another station. Strange, I thought - I know that Kyoto has a bizarre rail system with 5 different companies on different lines, but I thought I would have noticed a station at the sight. Pulled out my map, couldn't see it - until I looked south from the original station and found it! Turned around, went back, and walked the 20 minutes necessary the other way. (Found out when I went back to the station later that they had the map pointing south!)
When I finally got there it was a dazzling sight - particularly with the good weather that had returned. It really showed off the gold. Well worth the walking, although you could only look from the outside, no visiting the interior here. Couldn't hang around too long though, as I had to get packed to head off to Tokyo...
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