Ginkaku-ji (the Silver Pavilion)

Back in April i had the pleasure of visiting Ginkaku-Ji (the Silver Pavilion) in Kyoto. One of the major tourist attractions of Kyoto and i hadn`t been there yet! But i did finally make it and it was very beautiful. It was a great day so i had lots of time to wander through the gardens and see both the temple and the moss, the "Very Important Moss," which covers most of the gounds. The white sand garden is also very impressive - and somewhat unique among sand gardens: that large white geo-metric mound is strategically placed to reflect moon-light onto the main hall at night. It`s too bad that i couldn`t stay until evening.