Ryoan-ji Temple
Ryōan-ji Temple is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto.
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Today is the day. We go to the Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji).
Youth hostel
Back to Kyoto. During the trip, we have been staying in youth hostels.
Coffee place
The first day of discovering Kyoto. Our first stop is a coffee place where we wait for the sudden summer rain to stop
Arriving in Kyoto
We get to Kyoto in the early afternoon. The city of the temples welcomes us with the modern central railway station.
To the Horizon
The evening light blurs the hills in the distance.
Cityscape
Our hostel is high up in a tall modern building.
The Middle of the Road
Asphalt. It is hot and humid. We are on the way back to our hostel. It is a quiet neighbourhood with almost no cars in the streets.
Modernity
This is just a one-night stopover, and I do not pay too much attention to the urban details.