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Overview. With its moss covered gardens, bamboo groves, and interesting dry-sand garden, Ginkaku-ji lives up to the phrase “simple is beautiful”. Located in northeastern Kyoto, the temple was built in 1482 by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the grandson of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who built Kinkaku-ji (The Golden Pavilion).
May 17, 2024 · Ginkaku-ji temple, the famed Silver Pavilion, has magnificient halls and gardens. It's predicably popular so best visited in off-peak times. Find out more.
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.
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.
May 14, 2019 · The Ginkakuji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, formally referred to as Jisho-ji and otherwise known as 'The Serene Temple of the Silver Pavilion', was first built in the 15th century CE. It is a Rinzai Zen temple with the complex consisting of the Hondo Hall, Togudo Hall, Silver Pavilion, landscape gardens, and a pond garden.
Ginkaku-ji is located in the foothills of Daimonjiyama. The “Philosopher’s Path,” named after a favorite stroll of the philosopher Nishida Kitaro (1870-1945) and a famous route for viewing cherry blossoms in spring and fireflies in summer, runs past its front gate. This area has a long history.
It is famous for following in the styles of Rokuon-ji’s reliquary hall and Saiho-ji’s Ruriden, while also being the sole remaining example of the architecture of multi-storied building within a garden from the Muromachi period.
