Ginkakuji – The silver temple

The owner of the Ginkakuji temple wanted to cover it in silver similarly to what his grandpa had done with the golden temple. The economy was not good at that time and he could never afford the silver to cover it. The temple is still very famous for its beautiful garden.

Leaving for Kyoto

Our time in Tokyo is over. We take a last picture of the sky tree while walking to the train station. To go to Kyoto, we took the Japanese rapid train (Shinkansen) which goes up to 240 km/h. The train followed the coast for a while so I could glimpse at the Pacific Ocean.

A short video illustrating our ride in the shinkansen.