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[Ep104] Pedal Kyoto Episode 3: From Gold to Silver – Kinkakuji to Ginkakuji via the Kamo River 🚲✨ World famous UNESCO Zen Temple.

In this episode, we set off from the stunning Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), cycle through local neighborhoods and along the scenic Kamo River, and finally arrive at the peaceful Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion).

Along the way, we’ll explore:
The glittering beauty of Kinkakuji and its Kitayama culture
How a wrong turn led us to quiet backstreets and Kamogawa cycling paths
A lunch break featuring Indian-Nepalese curry after missing Kyoto-style cuisine
Kyoto University and my short talk
The quiet charm of Ginkakuji and the essence of wabi-sabi in Higashiyama culture
A peek into Japanese history, from shoguns and temple architecture to stamp books and Zen gardens

📌 Please note: Out of respect for temple rules, we do not include interior photos or videos of Kinkakuji or Ginkakuji. Instead, I use ukiyo-e prints, illustrations and maps visible from public roads.

🎬 Coming up next: We'll visit Kiyomizu-dera, explore Sannenzaka, and ride along the Kamo River at dusk back to Demachiyanagi.

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[Contents]
0:00 Start
1:15 Kinkaku-ji
3:12 Kinkakuu to Kamo river
4:50 Kamo River
7:38 Lunch
7:56 to Ginkaku
9:43 Ginkaku-ji
12:22 Onin war
13:05 Ginkaku-ji Tour
15:50 NEXT: Ep. 4
17:12 Ending


[References]
歌川広重（国立国会図書館所蔵）, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Yoshimitsu Ashikaga
Wikimedia commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Wikimedia commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Famous Places of Kyoto-Kinkakuji-by Utagawa Hiroshige-National Diet Library
Wikimedia commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

都名所図会　巻六　画像３７
金閣寺 Golden pavilion
by Takehara Syunchosai 竹原春朝斎
出典：国際日本文化研究センター
安永九(1780)年
https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/meisyozue/...

三都名所図会 京都名所金閣寺
歌川広重（国立国会図書館所蔵）,
CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
出典：国立国会図書館所蔵
1834

都名所之内　金閣寺雪景
by Sadanobu 貞信
出典：国立国会図書館
安政5年頃（1585年頃）
https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/gallery/l...

The Battle of Onin during the Onin War (1467-1477) by Utagawa Yoshitora.
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōnin_Wa...

ROKUONJI KINKAKU
https://www.shokoku-ji.jp/en/kinkakuji/

JISYOUJI GINKAKU
https://www.shokoku-ji.jp/en/ginkakuji/

GINKAKUji Precinct map: In front of Jisyo-ji temple from public road

[Map]
Google map
Google earth Pro
Google earth studio

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