Ginkaku-ji (Silver Temple), Kyoto
2 Ginkakuji-cho
Sakyo-ku
Kyoto
Japan 606-8402
Tel: 81 75 771 5725
www.shokoku-ji.or.jp/english/e_ginkakuji/index.html
Sakyo-ku
Kyoto
Japan 606-8402
Tel: 81 75 771 5725
www.shokoku-ji.or.jp/english/e_ginkakuji/index.html
Concierge.com's insider take:
The Silver Temple is almost as popular as its golden cousin, but many aficionados consider it far superior. Breathtakingly modern though half a millennium old, its sculpted sand garden would transport anyone into a Zen state (if not for the crowds). Ginkaku-ji is along Kyoto's "Philosopher's Path," a pedestrian stroll that follows a cherry tree–shaded canal and leads past a handful of interesting temples and gardens.