Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, lit. 'Temple of the Golden Pavilion'), officially named Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, lit. 'Deer Garden Temple'), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto...

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji) is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It was published in 1956 and translated into English...

(Tō-ji), Kiyomizu-dera, Daigo-ji, Ninna-ji, Saihō-ji (Kokedera), Tenryū-ji, Rokuon-ji (Kinkaku-ji), Jishō-ji (Ginkaku-ji), Ryōan-ji, Hongan-ji, Kōzan-ji,...

month). For the structure's design, Yoshimasa sought to emulate the golden Kinkaku-ji, which had been commissioned by his grandfather Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. It...

House of Japan, and the image can be found throughout Asia, such as the Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto. The exterior styling of the Century has, with some modifications...

Yoshimitsu and the empire is unified again 1397: Kinkaku-ji is built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. 1450: Ryōan-ji is built by Hosokawa Katsumoto. 1457: Edo is established...

Konjiki-dō, a National Treasure Chūson-ji Sutras, the Buddhist scriptures with gilt letters, a National Treasure Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto List of Special Places of...

Kinkaku-ji, or Temple of the Golden Pavilion, is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, made famous in 1950 when it was destroyed by arson after surviving...

gardens of Nanzen-ji, Saihō-ji (the Moss Garden), and Tenryū-ji. Notable gardens of the Kamakura and Muromachi periods include: Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavilion)...

published in 1956, is a fictionalization of the burning down of the Kinkaku-ji Buddhist temple in Kyoto in 1950 by a mentally disturbed monk. In 1959...

bamboo nails. This “Kokerabuki” is also seen in Katsura Imperial Villa and Kinkaku-ji. The building was designated a National Treasure on March 29, 1952. Laymen...

(near Kyoto) became Rokuon-ji, which today is famous for its three-storied, gold-leaf covered reliquary known as "Kinkaku". So famous is this single structure...

and other cultural activities, and in planning Ginkaku-ji, a Silver Pavilion to rival Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion that his grandfather, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu...

critical role in promoting these cultural developments. He had the famous Kinkaku-ji or "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" built in Kyoto in 1397. During the...

a 25-page English booklet describing the exhibits. The museum is near Kinkaku-ji and just east of the main Ritsumeikan University campus. In 2004 the museum...

Court in 1392. Known for his patronage of the arts, he constructed the Kinkaku-ji in 1397. Yoshimitsu also expanded foreign relations with Ming China. Yoshimitsu...

Nagoya Station (Meieki), Ōsu Kannon temple Kyoto – Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Ryōan-ji, Sanjūsangen-dō, etc., they are parts of Historic Monuments...

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji)...

shinden-zukuri style. A good example of this ostentatious architecture is the Kinkaku-ji in Kyōto, which is decorated with lacquer and gold leaf, in contrast to...

Buddhist temple of Kinkaku-ji, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO...

Kinkaku-ji keychain from Japan, from a personal collection....

Makoto, Fighter's History The main character of Yukio Mishima's novel Kinkaku-ji This page lists people with the surname Mizoguchi. If an internal link...

Japanese Type: Purpose of the site. The list includes 13 Buddhist temples ("-ji"), 3 Shinto shrines ("-jinja"), and one castle ("-jo"). Period: time period...

Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Kitano Tenman-gu, Nijō Castle and Kyoto Station Route 102 Raku Bus for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Kitano Tenman-gu and Ginkaku-ji Route...

Hōryū-ji Himeji Yakushima Shirakami-Sanchi Kyoto Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama Hiroshima Peace Memorial Itsukushima Shrine Nara Nikkō Ryukyu Kii Mountain Range...

Kitaoji Bus Terminal and Nishigamo Depot via Sanjo Keihan Route 59 for Kinkaku-ji, Ryōan-ji and Yamagoe via Sanjo Keihan Kawaramachi Night Bus for Kyoto Station...

1202 - Zen Buddhist Kennin-ji (temple) founded in Higashiyama by Eisai. 1319 - Daitoku-ji Temple built. 1397 - Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion)...

economy and Kyoto as the capital of culture. See Culture of Japan. Kinkaku-ji Ginkaku-ji Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama Heian Shrine Japanese tea plantation...

Craigside Place, Honolulu, Hawaii. Its three-tiered Sanju Pagoda, the Kinkaku-ji Temple, and Mirror Gardens are fine examples of Japanese traditional-style...

of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and his villa in the northern hills of Kyoto (Kinkaku-ji), and later during this period, the rise of Higashiyama culture, centered...