Our tips on how to do Kyoto’s Golden Pavilion and Nijo Castle in one day
Golden Pavilion (also known as Kinkaku-ji) is where you can get a picture of a mirror lake We caught the bus from Kyoto Train station to the Golden Pavilion (also known as Kinkaku-ji) and Nijo Castle in April 2019. We used a 1 day bus ticket to travel to the Golden Pavilion and Nijo Castle in the same day. Both places are in the same direction and the Bus route travels right past Nijo Castle on the way to the Golden Pavilion so it made sense to us. The Golden Pavilion was beautiful and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. But it was incredibly crowded for such a serene Instagram friendly place. This was one of the most crowded places I’ve been to in Japan. It was almost ridiculous. The Pavilion is beautiful though and sparkles with gold in the sunlight. Nijo Castle was well worth visiting. The castle is very beautiful with all the gold leaf embellishments. We got to go inside the Palace and experience the ‘Nightingale floors’. What are Nightingale floors you may ask
