While I appreciate the whole zen aesthetic, sometimes Zen can be a little, well, Zenn-y, and this sand garden is a good example. It's a big field of sand, carefully raked every day, with a mound of sand off to the side (the pic at right). It's a temple highlight, but it doesn't really hold my attention, and judging by the number of turned backs and people hurrying by in the picture, I don't think I'm alone in this.