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Ginkaku-ji Temple

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  • Ginkaku-ji(jisho-ji) Temple

  • Ginkaku-ji Temple
    • Ginkaku-ji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion) is the more common name for Jisho-ji Temple, a temple belonging to the Buddhist Shokoku School of the Rinzai Zen sect.
    • It is called "Ginkaku".
    • It was originally constructed as villa of Ashikaga Yoshimasa (8th shogun of the Muromachi period) in 1482.

The autumnal leaves of Ginkaku-ji.

    The autumnal leaves of Ginkaku-ji.

  • 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.
  • The stroll garden around the pond created by Zeami.

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    Access to Ginkaku-ji

  • [Address]
  •     2 Ginkakuji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City
  •       TEL 075-771-5725
  • [Access]
  •     Keihan Railway; 10-minute walk from Demachiyanagi Station.
  •     City Bus ; 5-minute walk from Bus Stop Ginkakuji-mae.

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  • [The link to a website]
  •     The website of "Ginkaku-ji"

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