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Monday, September 26, 2011

JAPAN, Kyoto - Kinkaku-ji Temple

The BEAUTIFUL grounds leading up to the Temple.




KIN in Japanese means GOLD.
Kinkaku-ji dates back to 1397.
In 1950 it was burned down by a novice monk.


BEAUTIFUL Kinkaku-ji was rebuilt in 1955.




Koi in the lake surrounding Kinkaku-ji.


I was impressed by the old thatched roofs 
on the smaller buildings surrounding the temple.


Even the temple's BACK GATE was beautiful.

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