Like gardens? Welcome to heaven.
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/20/04
Ah, the Silver Pavillion. People go there for it alone, and then take the bus back. DON'T! Instead, follow the Road of Philosophy south, have a coffee, eat some cinnamon crackers (yatsu-hashi), enjoy the area around. The Silver Pavillion itself is worth it, ESPECIALLY in winter, during snow. The etherial view of artifical, symetric sand mixing with the bionic, moving background of trees and water is sure to whet your appetite for reflection.
Don't forget, you can climb Daimonji Mt. from there and all the eccentric shops surrounding Kyoto University are not far away.