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many
passengers bring their own snack " O-Bento" ( cold rice with
assorted side-dishes such as fish, pickled vegetables etc. )
O-Bento is offered on all larger railway stations in a typical wooden-box-wrapping |

all trains leave punctually according to schedule ( virtually without exception
) in a separate high-speed-net |

the "golden pavilion - Kinkakuji" is the most frequently visited
site in Kyoto It was built in 1397 and then changed to a ZEN-temple
The temple contains relics of Buddha and is covered with real gold.
The original gold-plating was replaced with a thicker coating in 1987 |

the "Golden Pavilion" today is a reconstruction from 1955
after it was destroyed by fire by a fanatic monk in 1950 |

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