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    Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺, lit. "Temple of the Silver Pavilion"), officially named Jishō-ji (慈照寺, lit. "Temple of Shining Mercy"), is a Zen temple in the Sakyo...
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    (Buddha's Ashes). The building was an important model for Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion Temple) and Shōkoku-ji, which are also located in Kyoto. When these buildings...
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    (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,...
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    Muromachi period. In this comparison Kinkaku-ji, representative of Kitayama culture is compared with Ginkaku-ji, representative of Higashiyama culture. Yoshimasa's...
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    garden toward a more abstract and stylized view of nature. The gardens of Ginkaku-ji, also known as the Silver Pavilion, are also attributed to Muso Kokushi...
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    Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavilion) Ginkaku-ji (the Silver Pavilion) Nanzen-ji Saihō-ji (the Moss Garden) Tenryū-ji Daisen-in Ginkaku-ji, or the Silver Pavilion,...
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    that follows a cherry-tree-lined canal in Kyoto, Japan between Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji. First opened in 1890 and extended again in 1912, the path follows...
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    death, this property would become a Buddhist temple called Jishō-ji (also known as Ginkaku-ji or the "Silver Pavilion"). February 21, 1482 (Bummei 14 , 4th...
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    Platform B for Higashiyama Street and Takano Route 204 for Takano and Ginkaku-ji via Shirakawa Street Route 206 for Chion-in, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera and Kyoto...
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    established 1467: The Ōnin War is split among feudal lords (daimyōs) 1489: Ginkaku-ji is built by Ashikaga Yoshimasa 1543: Firearms are introduced by shipwrecked...
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    Ashikaga shogunate who is claimed to have designed the rock garden of the Ginkaku-ji. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Sōami's paintings were in the style...
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    readings and other cultural activities, and in planning Ginkaku-ji, a Silver Pavilion to rival Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion that his grandfather, Ashikaga...
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    Momoyama period. The oldest extant shoin style building is the Tōgu-dō at Ginkaku-ji dating from 1485. Other representative examples of early shoin style,...
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    Japanese Type: Purpose of the site. The list includes 13 Buddhist temples ("-ji"), 3 Shinto shrines ("-jinja"), and one castle ("-jo"). Period: time period...
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    Nagoya Station (Meieki), Ōsu Kannon temple Kyoto – Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Ryōan-ji, Sanjūsangen-dō, etc., they are parts of Historic Monuments...
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    Silent Thunder Hut) Tōkyū-dō (東求堂, East-Seeking Hall) (note: the 東求堂 at Ginkaku-ji is pronounced Tōgu-dō, and is a private Buddhist hall, not a chashitsu)...
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    Mii-dera (redirect from Onjō-ji)
    attributed to Sōami, who is also responsible by for the rock garden at Ginkaku-ji in Kyoto. Within the grounds of Enman-in is also the Otsu-e Museum (大津絵美術館...
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    at Kōzan-ji A garden near Kyoto[clarification needed] Tree roots at Kenrokuen Close view Uneven ground, Ginkaku-ji Frosty lawn at Toshodai-ji A dormant...
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  • Hōryū-ji Himeji Yakushima Shirakami-Sanchi Kyoto Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama Hiroshima Peace Memorial Itsukushima Shrine Nara Nikkō Ryukyu Kii Mountain Range...
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    death, this property would become a Buddhist temple called Jisho-ji (also known as Ginkaku-ji or the "Silver Pavilion"). February 21, 1482 (Bunmei 14, 4th...
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    Momoyama period. The oldest extant shoin style building is the Tōgu-dō at Ginkaku-ji from 1485. Other representative examples of early shoin style, also called...
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  • Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji) or the "Golden Pavilion Temple," formally identified as Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, Rokuon-ji). Ryōan-ji (竜安寺, Ryōan-ji). Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺...
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    Kyoto from east to west, running approximately 7 km from the gate of the Ginkaku-ji (east end) to the vicinity of the railway crossing west of the Tōjiin...
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    Ashikaga Yoshimasa and his retirement villa in the eastern hills of Kyoto (Ginkaku-ji). This period, approximately 1336 to 1573, saw the budding of what is...
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  • (Venice), designed by Mauro Codussi, is begun (completed 1509). 1482–1489 – Ginkaku-ji ("Temple of the Silver Pavilion") in Kyoto, Japan, is constructed. 1483–1488...
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    Kōzan-ji, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Built in 1320 Shōfuku-ji, Tokyo, Completed in 1407 Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto Built in the 15th century Pagoda of Negoro-ji in Iwade...
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  • Kanjizai-ji Eihei-ji Nanzoin Shōfuku-ji Jōten-ji Enichi-ji Eihō-ji Shōgen-ji Shōhō-ji Ankoku-ji Buttsū-ji Myōō-in Antai-ji Chōkō-ji Engyō-ji Hōrin-ji Hōun-ji Ichijō-ji...
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    the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Heian Shrine, Nanzen-ji, Eikando, Ginkaku-ji, Kamihatecho Kyoto Zokei University, Shugakuin and Iwakura Route...
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    and Kyoto as the capital of culture. See Culture of Japan. Kinkaku-ji Ginkaku-ji Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama Heian Shrine Japanese tea plantation Rokkaku-dō...
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  • views of surrounding mountains, and is patterned after the garden of Ginkaku-ji in Kyoto. The garden includes an artificial hill with a "moon-viewing...
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