Brilliant harmony of construction beauty and garden beauty has told Muromachi
period Kitayama culture soon. The foil of pure gold has stretched to two
layers of Kinkaku, and three layers, and the phoenix is shining on the
roof. In one layer, the classic aristocratic mansion style and two layers
have become samurai structure, and three layers have become Zen sect Buddha
Mr. structure.
A formal name is 「Rokuon-ji."
The temple burned down also twice
It is a formal name although 「Kinkaku" of Syariden deified God's
bone is especially called the Kinkakuji Temple since it is famous.It is
「Rokuon-ji."
Kamakura period Yoshimitsu Ashikaga (leg Toshizo cost general) is pleased very
much, and will start molding from 1397. It became the political center until
Yoshimitsu sank after that. The building of most except Kinkaku was burned down
by the Onin War etc., and Kinkaku since erection has also been burned down by
incendiarism in 1950. A certain thing is restored in 1955 now.
Japan
The temple which stuck gold leaf
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Cultural heritage 1994 registration 1, Kinkakuji-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi
9:00 - 17:00
Admission fee
400 yen
* A visit ticket is the card of better luck and safe prayer as
it is! There is divine favor only by going.