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kyoto japan

sightseeing in Kyoto

Do you know where is this?
kinkaku-ji
The answer is…『Kinkakuji
Covered in Gold!! Gorgeous!!
KIN means GOLD. So everybody says 『Kinkakuji』but formal name is『Rokuonji』!
Actually I didn’t know!! Surpreise!!!
Maybe, most of Japanese don’t know formal name.

On the other hand,
ginkakuji
This is 『Ginkakuji』.
GIN means SILVER.
But this is not covered in Silver.
Formal name is 『jishoji』.Of course I didn’t know…
Ginkakuji is world heritage and famous as beautiful garden!

map
Let’s check gorgeous gold and silver with beautiful garden!

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