Ginkakuji Temple

Ginkakuji Temple is a Zen temple, established in 1482 by Ashikaga Yoshimasa. As we walked along the paths, we saw some of the most beautiful scenes in all of our five days in Japan. There were carefully maintained rock gardens, sand sculptures, traditional buildings, paintings and waterfalls. The view from the observatory captured the contrast between the temple grounds and the modern vista of Kyoto city.