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Published: January 15th 2012
Day 7
We headed back to Kyoto on another train line today then caught the bus to Kinkakuji, the golden Pavilion. Once again, you can't go inside the building itself, you just wander around the gardens and admire the building from the outside. I found the sand gardens fascinating - apparently this is a very Zen thing, to rake the sand into waves and patterns but it's very beautiful and str...
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andy
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just read your trip did some of the same sites with my girlfriend at the same time last year, always nice to read peoples views looks like you had a great time, when ever we go we always use japan rail passes much cheaper and faster to get around,also we like to hire bikes saves alot of leg work on those maps,enjoy your next trip