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Ginkakuji is known as the silver pagoda even though the wooden building has no trace of the shiny covering that was once planned for its exterior. It was meant to serve as a complement to another of Kyoto's landmarks, the golden pavillion of Kinkakuji, but the finishing touches never materialized.

The gardens surrounding Ginkakuji make up for the temple's lack of lustre. Raked sand zen gardens stripe the earth and winding paths snake up the nearby hills through the manicured forests. The zen gardens feature a model of Mount Fuji made from sand that angles steeply up from the ground to defy the gravity pulling down on its constituent grains of sand.

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Ginkakuji - 014

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