The last excursion was probably the highlight of the tour. Kinkakuji Temple, or Golden Pavilion, was a stunning example of an authentic Japanese style garden. This fantastic pagoda sits on Kyoko-chi pond (or mirror pond) and it's virtually impossible to take a terrible photo from any angle. Gilded in gold leaf this structure was built by Yoshimitsu, the 3rd Shogun of Ashikaga who designed this beautiful area to indulge himself in the area's naturally tranquil setting.
Afterwards, we headed out to the Kyoto Handicraft center where we would have lunch and await frothe second half of our tour towards Nara. The handicraft center was surprisingly a great collection of all the crafts from Japan and had decent pricing. We were starving and had only an hour for lunch and didn't have time to really shop around. We made plans to come back here when we went to visit the Kyoto Imperial Palace the next day.
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