Kyoto: Gold Temple and Leaves Changes

This is a Picture of the Golden Pavillion in Kyoto. I wanted to visit it for quite some time but I didn't have the time. It is one of the main buildings of this temple. It hasn't always been a temple. At the beginning, around the 1220, was a residence.

After the last owner died, he left in his will that his residence should become a temple Zen. It was only in 1994 that this place was inscribed in the World Cultural Heritage.

Not only the Temple, but all around it, there is a really nice garden with ponds and small waterfalls.

But the real reason why during the past two weekends a lot of Japanese are travelling around, is the Change of color of the Leaves. They are of various tones of Red.

I thought would be silly to just go out to watch leaves. But, is really different than Switzerland. In Switzerland we don't really have the change to see it. Probably due to the Rainy November that destroys the leaves quickly and makes them fall on the ground.

The only thing, is that in Japan, when there are this kind of events...a lot, really a lot of japanese travel around. Trains were full and Buses really crowded...