See & Do · Kyoto
Kinkaku-ji
金閣寺
- Address
- 1 Kinkakujicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, 603-8361, Japan
- Hours
- Daily: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Kyoto's Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple whose top 2 floors are covered in gold leaf and reflected in the pond below. From Arashiyama, take the JR Sagano Line from Saga-Arashiyama Station to Enmachi, then a bus the rest of the way. The 205 bus runs as a loop, so boarding it on the wrong side sends you the opposite direction.
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