The morning I visited Kinkakuji was overcast with moments of bright sunshine.  The temple grounds were crowded, thousands of school kids elbow to elbow.  I was very lucky to get an opportunity to get this shot with no other tourists in the picture.  I didn't have time to change my shutter speed, which resulted in an overexposed second floor.  A few minutes in gimp would clean this up, but I've had way too much wine to be bothered.