Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji
Search results
Ginkaku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, located in the north-east in Higashiyama district. The Silver Pavilion is made of lacquered wood and surrounded by a wonderful dry garden of a refined aesthetic, a bamboo alley as well as a Japanese moss garden. Contents. Description. Our pictures. How to go to Ginkaku-ji? Travel guides. What to see near?
May 14, 2019 · Ginkakuji was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1994 CE and is an official National Treasure of Japan. Ashikaga Yoshimasa. Work began on the temple in 1460 CE and, after a temporary break during the Onin War (1467-1477 CE), resumed after 1480 CE to be completed in 1483 CE.
Once a shogun's retirement villa, now a classic Zen temple. Originally built as a retirement villa for a 15th-century shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Ginkakuji is one of Japan's most classic Zen temples and a prime example of the wabi-sabi aesthetic of beauty in imperfection.
Ginkaku-ji Temple – Northern Higashiyama. Ginkaku-ji temple, the famed “Silver Pavilion”, has magnificient halls and gardens. It’s predictably popular so best visited in off-peak times. Zen garden in Ginkakuji Temple: Benny Marty / Shutterstock.com.
Ginkaku-ji Temple (The Silver Pavilion) is an elegant temple set in beautiful grounds at the foot of Kyoto's eastern mountains. Its grounds are an outstanding example of Japanese landscape architecture.
ABOUT. Overview and history of the Ginkaku-ji Silver Pavilion, one of Shokoku-ji Temple’s affiliate temples. GUIDE. Enjoy Ginkaku-ji’s famous sights and hidden spots from a new perspective. GALLERY. Ginkaku-ji has beautiful scenes in each season. LIVE CAMERA. Ginkaku-ji’s live image feed is updated every three minutes. ACCESS.
Jun 22, 2013 · Today Ginkakuji is famous not only for its main building but also for smaller temple buildings, a moss garden and a beautiful Zen garden in which the focus point is the sand mound representing Mount Fuji. Around this mound are sand raked waves referring to a view from the moonlight.
