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@camelliakyoto

A little bling for my morning break✨😎

#Kyoto #Japan #Kinkakuji #金閣寺 #TempleoftheGoldenPavilion #Rokuonji #鹿苑寺 #kyototemples #京都

I didn't quite have the temple to myself, but near enough.
A little bit of the magic, mystery and history of Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺) emerges in the absence of people, and I appreciate how lucky I am to experience these moments.

More about the temple⬇️

https://twitter.com/camelliakyoto/status/1427784760324104198?s=20

#Japan

Kinkaku-ji's (金閣寺) 600 year old Rikushū-no-matsu (陸舟之松 lit. 'Ship-shaped Pine on the Shore') is said to have been Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's (足利義満) favourite bonsai (盆栽).
After his death the Japanese white pine (ゴヨウマツ) was planted in the ground.
#Kyoto #Kinkakuji