We went on a tour of the Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺 Golden Pavilion), also known as Kinkakuji. Kinkaku-ji is a Zen Temple in the northern part of Kyoto with its top 2 floors completely adorned in gold leaf. This is one of the most unique sights we have ever seen and definitely one of the top things to do in Kyoto, Japan!
The temple is formally known as Rokuonji and was originally the retirement home of then Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. It became a Zen Buddhist temple after his passing.
Kinka-ji is quite simply a stunning and striking work of Japanese art. It stands out like few structures can, and that is because we don’t often see temples made out of gold, if ever. The gold used is not actual solid gold leaf, and if you get close enough you can see the gold leaf pattern on the outside walls of the Golden Temple of Kinkaku-ji.
Overlooking Kinkakuji is a large pond full of fish. The girls loved the fish so much for whatever reason these little pond creatures just put them in a good mood.
We capped off the day by tasting our first bowl of Curry Udon(カレーうどん), something that we just don’t see much of at home (at least yet) – and it was delicious! Mildly spicy curry broth, with freshly made udon noodles and giant tempura shrimps to soak in all those curry juices and serve as dumplings? It was truly amazing, and cheap. I believe these bowls were 8$ US per portion.
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