Loading

Search

:

Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion)

  • Category:Tourism


Walk The Philosopher's Path At This Kyoto Temple That Proves All That Glitters Truly Isn't Gold
 
The brother temple to Kyoto’s famous Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji), the Silver Pavilion (Ginkaku-ji) doesn’t actually have any silver applied to its exterior.

It’s precisely this lack of adornment that makes it special. In its understated elegance, Ginkaku-ji embodies the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi—the art of finding beauty in imperfection.
 

Ginkaku-ji’s gardens


Buried in the shadows of Higashiyama’s mountain range, Ginkaku-ji oozes wabi-sabi everywhere from its faded, wooden panels once varnished in black lacquer to its stone garden that invokes a feeling of cleansing and renewal.

The dry garden known as the “Sea of Silver Sand,” is one of the temple’s most interesting features. Raked white sand leads to a towering cone that was landscaped to be a perfect spot for moon gazing.

7zmh84jsk4wgfw7d5tj2_320_320-6d454ebd.jpg
 
The dry garden is modeled after a celebrated lake near Hangzhou, China while the sand pyramid is the mirror-image of Mount Fuji. Both sand shapes are religious metaphors for enlightenment, with the moon and its reflection symbolizing an illumination of consciousness. Ginkaku-ji’s moss garden reflects beauty in the inevitable aging process, otherwise known in Zen as impermanence.

Ginkaku-ji was originally constructed as a mountain villa for shoguns away from Kyoto’s bustling city center. The mastermind behind the Silver Pavilion, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, was a shogun himself who turned his back on politics to pursue a quest for beauty. As you can see, Yoshimasa’s taste was by no means conventional.
 

The Philosopher’s Path


Embodying that feeling of zen even further is the attached Philosopher’s Path, a two-kilometer long stone walkway leading to the Nanzen-ji neighborhood. During spring, cherry blossoms bloom along the path covering it in soft pink and white petals.

Ironically, this brings hoards of people clamoring for a glimpse of the fleeting flowers—the complete opposite of zen. However, it’s still worth visiting as a serene stroll here removes you from the chaos of big city life, just for a moment.
ufgtk6mutfryfyg6axeh_320_320-1e7e0e7e.jpg
Hours and fees
The temple is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March to November;  9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. December to February.
Admission is ¥500

Address
Ginkakujicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 606-8402, Japan

By bus
From Kyoto Station’s bus terminal, take the Raku Bus 100 to Ginkakuji-mae bus stop (approximately 45 minutes) from there it’s a six-minute walk to Ginkaku-ji.

Alternatively, take the Kyoto City Bus 5, 17, or 100 to Ginkakuji-michi bus stop (approximately 50 minutes) and walk to minutes to the temple.

By foot
If you prefer to travel on foot, take the scenic Philosopher’s Path from Nanzen-ji Temple (approximately a 30-minute walk).
 
 
 
 
 

Comment(s) Write comment

iwfmmgnqakr brand viagra <a href="http://3000et.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=71903">generic viagra cheap</a> cialis without a doctor's prescription [url=http://chernousovajazz.ru/user/talkswitch2/]sample viagra[/url] viagra.com canada
cialis canada <a href="https://bit.ly/3SSgjOW+">does viagra work for women</a> canadian pharmacy with viagra [url=http://rock8899.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=1148268]cialis - canada[/url] viagra how it works
natural substitute for viagra <a href="http://yaya-home.ch/home.php?mod=space&uid=272977">viagra online generic</a> cialis 5mg best price [url=https://m.jingdexian.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=442198]price for cialis in canada[/url] cialis without a doctors prescription
    od3pzo4fixi Web Site
  • September 24, 2022
berqzi5b6dm viagra canadian pharmacy <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/529634879/about">buy online viagra</a> cialis low price [url=http://mnogootvetov.ru/user/turntime0]canadian generic viagra[/url] viagra safe
www.canadadrugsonline.com <a href="http://www.ccwzz8.com/space-uid-1339018.html">canadian pharmacy viagra</a> buying medications in canada [url=https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/show_user.php?userid=10712426]prescription drugs without a prescription[/url] northwestpharmacy .com
buy viagra internet <a href="https://lovewiki.faith/wiki/How_to_Buy_Prescription_Drugs_From_a_Canadian_Pharmacy">cialis from usa pharmacy</a> tadalafil canada [url=https://hurleypittman.livejournal.com/profile]canadian prescription[/url] cheap viagra online
    pqkwh51r6ye Web Site
  • September 24, 2022
price of cialis at walgreens <a href="https://needscilis.com/ ">is there a generic cialis available?</a> tadalafil citrate powder
    Ewxrtsaisa Web Site
  • September 19, 2022
cialis ads <a href="https://getcilispw.com/ ">cialis 10 mg tablet</a> cialis & viagra
cialis 20 mg sale <a href="https://rockcilis.com/ ">maximum dose of cialis in 24 hours</a> 36 hour cialis
    JpplNulajagma Web Site
  • September 17, 2022
do77vk9mlbl my canadian pharmacy <a href="http://6uzy.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=444692">canadian pharmacy cialis</a> cialis canada pharmacy online [url=https://www.hulkshare.com/cottonseed6]calais pills from canada[/url] viagra for cheap
viagra for cheap <a href="http://util71.ru/user/cottonwoman8/">purchase cialis from canada</a> over the counter viagra [url=http://www.kiripo.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=631991]buy real viagra online[/url] viagra directions
canada pharmacies online viagra <a href="https://spamdb.science/wiki/Five_Facts_About_Pharmacy_You_Need_to_Know">generic brand viagra</a> canadian drug store [url=https://jszst.com.cn/home.php?mod=space&uid=570551]online cheap viagra[/url] discount meds
    xvmfi2xm0hf Web Site
  • September 17, 2022
xq4cabymg39 viagra canada <a href="https://byfc0396.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=506119">generic viagra sale</a> viagra for men [url=http://www.effecthub.com/people/cottonchin1]canadian cheap viagra[/url] cheap viagra canadian
buy viagra online cheap <a href="https://tim-art.ru/user/sandquiver4/">buying cialis from canada</a> drug store online [url=https://imouser.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=566537]canadian discount pharmacies[/url] canadian viagra
canada pharmacies online <a href="https://flipboard.com/@kisssubway1">buy cialis from canada</a> cheapest price for cialis [url=https://ccm.net/profile/user/oxpunch2]online cheap viagra[/url] kamagra gel
    bxvcxelfs9h Web Site
  • September 17, 2022
ky2srlfqme4 cialis at canadian pharmacy <a href="https://unsplash.com/@goalshake7">tadalafil 20 mg in canada</a> cialis online in canada [url=https://icerefund3.gumroad.com/p/five-facts-about-pharmacy-you-need-to-know-5e3ea4f1-2815-4eb2-9e40-7ce957a06cf8]buying cialis from canada[/url] cialis-canada
canadian-meds <a href="http://www.hebian.cn/home.php?mod=space&uid=532652">drugs canada</a> canadian cialis reviews [url=https://myhorse.pl/user/cottonwren4?tab=badges]generic viagra canada[/url] generic viagra in canada
viagra generic canada <a href="http://eng.prokatavtomobil.by/user/guiltyblouse6/">generic viagra from canada</a> cialis from.canada [url=https://lessontoday.com/profile/formbit8/activity/2021259/]does viagra work for women[/url] viagra how it works
    ghrxn3ku57s Web Site
  • September 16, 2022
na4okxkeolk cialis pills <a href="https://www.inventables.com/users/hviidtownsend7861">online rx</a> viagra mexico [url=https://justpaste.me/NwAb]viagra.canada[/url] viagra alternatives
online prescription viagra <a href="http://nihaotxt.com/space-uid-200074.html">free sample of viagra</a> purchasing viagra from canada [url=http://juniper-ondemand.com/members/talkfelony1/activity/369921/]cheapest generic viagra[/url] alternatives to viagra
tadalafil in canada <a href="http://util71.ru/user/musclewren4/">best price for generic cialis</a> buy generic viagra [url=https://www.renderosity.com/users/id:1133255]ed canadian pharmacy[/url] buy heroin online
    mwpjwj9kyr0 Web Site
  • September 16, 2022
utgir2xzynq buy cialis online <a href="http://74novosti.ru/user/parcelwoman1/">canadian pharmacy - cialis</a> canada pharmacy online viagra [url=http://haozhixiaoyuan.cn/home.php?mod=space&uid=397754]generic cialis in usa[/url] cialis.com
natural alternative viagra <a href="http://7umb.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=112523">canadiandrugstore.com</a> viagra prescription online [url=https://lovewiki.faith/wiki/How_to_Buy_Prescription_Drugs_From_a_Canadian_Pharmacy]best price cialis[/url] get viagra
generic pharmacy india <a href="http://cafelimoncello.by/user/dressrefund0/">www.canadadrugsonline.com</a> real viagra [url=https://mooc.elte.hu/eportfolios/769873/Home/Exactly_How_to_Buy_Prescription_Drugs_From_a_Canadian_Pharmacy]cheap viagra in canada[/url] canadian viagra online pharmacy reviews
    reyjvfhmx1e Web Site
  • September 15, 2022
ktrvzmhnsx9 buy viagra no prescription <a href="https://writeablog.net/dancerskirt9/five-facts-about-pharmacy-you-need-to-know">generic viagra canada</a> canadian pharmacies shipping to usa [url=https://5inchandup.com/forums/users/talkquiver9/]shopping online canada[/url] cialis for daily use
buy viagra online at <a href="http://926gm.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=433231">medication online</a> cialis on canadian pharmacy [url=https://www.click4r.com/posts/g/5551511/five-facts-about-pharmacy-you-need-to-know]viagra overnight delivery[/url] cialis without a doctors prescription
canadian pharmacy com <a href="https://forum.cs-cart.com/user/272098-talkjaguar1/">where can you buy viagra</a> online pharmacies in canada [url=https://cinema-pulse.ru/user/recorddoll9/]cialis from canadian pharmacy[/url] canadian pharmacy meds
    amngcq7gfox Web Site
  • September 15, 2022
ounnfbni7se where can i get viagra without a prescription <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/30041470/">cheap viagra generic</a> drugs-med.com [url=https://xianchengji.com/space-uid-252954.html]buy cheap viagra online uk[/url] buy cialis online canada
order cialis in canada <a href="http://cafelimoncello.by/user/backswitch2/">canadianpharmacymeds.com</a> viagra free trial [url=http://www.annunciogratis.net/author/rabbitrefund1]order generic viagra[/url] order medications online
canadiandrugstore.com <a href="http://www.ljg10.com/space-uid-867384.html">viagra for men</a> viagra testimonials [url=https://99ff.top/home.php?mod=space&uid=257920]canadian pharmacy.reviews[/url] canadian pharmacy-viagra
    zgcapgmfl3y Web Site
  • September 15, 2022
lj47bnlm3ys free trial of viagra <a href="http://voprosi-otveti.ru/user/kissseed2">cialis canadian pharmacy</a> viagra for sale online [url=https://postheaven.net/dancerblue0/exactly-how-to-buy-prescription-drugs-from-a-canadian-pharmacy]canadian pharmacy cialis generic[/url] viagra tablet
buy cialis from canada <a href="https://dokuwiki.stream/wiki/Five_Facts_About_Pharmacy_You_Need_to_Know">generic viagra online</a> viagra substitute [url=https://aopvp.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=144705]northwest canadian pharcharmy online[/url] where to buy viagra online
ed treatment medications <a href="https://forum.umbandaeucurto.com/usuario/rabbitbonsai4">costco pharmacy</a> buy real viagra online [url=https://flipboard.com/@puppypunch6]what is viagra[/url] free viagra pills
    pxgps6mffk7 Web Site
  • September 15, 2022
px0ja1ea43h viagra alternatives <a href="https://gfxviet.net/user/platedust7/">buy viagra from canada pharmacy</a> how viagra works [url=https://musescore.com/user/51810047]viagra online shop[/url] canadian pills online
buy viagra without a prescription <a href="http://idea.informer.com/users/rangeplough8/?what=personal">canadian-drugstore</a> buy cialis from us pharmacy [url=https://www.easyfie.com/read-blog/1643014]adhp[/url] canadiandrugstore.com
mail order prescriptions from canada <a href="http://osido.win/home.php?mod=space&uid=43498">buying medications in canada</a> viagra buy online [url=http://hglt.net/home.php?mod=space&uid=559107]buy generic cialis canadian pharmacy[/url] online pharmacy canada
    goyyg72j4jz Web Site
  • September 15, 2022
zbpijt1y96a natural viagra substitute <a href="https://lexsrv3.nlm.nih.gov/fdse/search/search.pl?match=0&realm=all&terms=http://canadotcphar.com/">order cialis in canada</a> cialis usa pharmacy [url=http://eng.prokatavtomobil.by/user/dressdust2/]viagra without prescription[/url] online prescription
online canadian pharmacy <a href="http://pandora.nla.gov.au/external.html?link=http://canadotcphar.com/">pfizer viagra</a> buying cialis canada [url=http://74novosti.ru/user/puppywren2/]prescription for cialis[/url] cialis canada
natural alternative to viagra <a href="https://springdrink7.gumroad.com/p/five-facts-about-pharmacy-you-need-to-know-6199747f-b775-4f4a-b4d0-5d220b5e8d84">cheap canadian viagra</a> buy viagra generic [url=http://perspektivaan.ru/user/dogmark6/]overseas pharmacy[/url] online pharmacy cialis
    vc8nvjixlo4 Web Site
  • September 15, 2022

Trackback (You need to login.)