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This morning it was snowing in Kyoto, so I did what everyone is supposed to do under such circumstances: I hastened to the Golden Pavilion, Kinkakuji, to take the famous snow pictures. Kinkakuji took some time to reach (it is after all 40 min from Kyoto St), so when I arrived around noon the snow had turned into sleet. There were lots of people, perhaps also because of the long weekend, and everyone looked very wet.

[Kinkakuji, the Golden Pavillion, in light snow - Photo © Ad Blankestijn]

Although the snow was not heavy enough for a famous shot, it was nice to be back here after more than fifteen years – usually when I am in Kyoto I skip tourist temples like Kinkakuji.

I also took the opportunity to upload new photos to my article on Kinkakuji, which I put a few months ago on this site, but which was in fact written years ago for my former website, The Japan Pages. Have a look if you haven’t read it yet!