Friday, 5 June 2015

Day 11 - Friday 5 June

Kyoto (2).

We started the day by catching a bus to the northern part of the Higashiyama district. Here we visited the Ginkakuji Temple (Silver Pavillion), which is surrounded by a beautiful garden.



We then began a delightful 2.3 kilometre walk along the "Philosopher's Path", which has several temples near to it.


We visited the Honen-in Temple.


After completing the "Philosopher's Path", we visited the nearby Nanzenji Temple, which has the massive Sanmon entrance gate.



After having a lunch at a local restaurant, we walked to the Heian-jingu Shrine, which also has a beautiful garden.




As the the rain became heavier, and no respite forecast, we decided on an early return to our hotel.

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