- Kinkakuji, also known as the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, is a Zen Buddhist temple located in the northern part of Kyoto, Japan.
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- The Kinkakuji temple is a popular destination for tourists to take pictures. ... Kinkakuji is an impressive structure built overlooking a large pond.
- Located in 1 Kinkakujicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto Prefecture in Japan, Kinkakuji (金閣寺) is a Zen Buddhist temple in the Shokokuji School of the Rinzai sect.
- When we visited Kinkakuji last autumn, we travelled by bus from Kyoto Station. The bus stop is only a short walk to the entrance of the temple’s grounds.
- This was an established tradition and many of Kyoto's temples are former retirement villas. Kinkakuji burned down several times during the Onin War.
- But ever since then, there is one thing that even some Japanese people have misunderstood. It is that the first floor of Kinkakuji isn’t covered with gold.
- Kinkaku-ji. Originally built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1338, the Kinkaku-ji, or Golden Pavilion, is a fine example of the architecture of the Muromachi period.
- Kinkakuji is recognised by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site, and is one of the 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites that can be found in Kyoto.