Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
- Location
- Kyoto, Japan, Japan
- Deity
- Buddha
- Built
- 1397
- Architecture
- Zen Buddhist
A Zen temple whose top two floors are entirely covered in gold leaf, mirrored in its reflecting pond.
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Darshan, Seva & Bookings
Timings, online darshan/booking and donation services are handled by the temple management on their official channels.
We do not list third-party booking or donation links; always use the official source above.
History & Significance
Kinkaku-ji , officially named Rokuon-ji , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. The temple is nicknamed after its reliquary (shariden), the Golden Pavilion , whose top two floors are coated in 0.5 μm gold leaf. The current pavilion was rebuilt in 1955 after being destroyed in an arson attack.
Nearby Temples
Distances are straight-line approximations from sourced coordinates.
Sources
- Official website Official website
- Wikipedia Reference