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KINKAKU-JI Temple (Golden Pavilion)
Official name: ROKUON-ji (an affiliate temple of Shokoku-ji Temple)
Affiliation: Shokoku-ji Temple
Founder: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (3rd Shogun)
Completed: 1397
Reconstructed: 1955
Its famous Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku)—actually a pagoda made to house the sacred relics of the Buddha—has given this temple the popular name of Kinkaku-ji (“Temple of the Golden Pavilion”)
The temple was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
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GINKAKU-JI Temple
Official name: JISHO-ji (Silver Pavilion)
Affiliation: Shokoku-ji Temple
Founder: Ashikaga Yoshimasa (8th Shogun)
Completed: 1490
Reconstructed: Never
Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion) was so named in the Edo Period in contrast with Kinkaku-ji (Gold Pavilion).
One of the Japan’s prime Wabi Sabi – Aesthetic in imperfection.
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