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  2. Ginkaku-ji - Wikipedia

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    Like Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji was originally built to serve as a place of rest and solitude for the Shōgun. During his reign as Shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa inspired a new outpouring of traditional culture, which came to be known as Higashiyama Bunka (the Culture of the Eastern Mountain). Having retired to the villa, it is said Yoshimasa sat in ...

  3. Kinkaku-ji - Wikipedia

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    The building was an important model for Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion Temple) and Shōkoku-ji, which are also located in Kyoto. [2] When these buildings were constructed, Ashikaga Yoshimasa employed the styles used at Kinkaku-ji and even borrowed the names of its second and third floors. [2]

  4. List of World Heritage Sites in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The site comprises 17 properties, including Kinkaku-ji (pictured), Ginkaku-ji, Ryōan-ji, and Kiyomizu-dera. [10] Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama: Gifu, Toyama: 1995 734; iv, v (cultural) This site comprises three villages in a remote mountain region, where the economy centred around growing of mulberry trees and rearing of ...

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  6. Dailymotion - Wikipedia

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    In September 2020, Dailymotion partnered with Mi Video, the global video app developed by Xiaomi. [18] The partnership will help Mi Video to increase its engagement with its audience and continue its growth momentum. Access to Dailymotion's global and regional music, entertainment, sports and news catalogues will be provided to Mi Video users. [19]

  7. Temple of the Golden Pavilion (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Kinkaku-ji (German: Der Tempelbrand), a 1976 German language opera composed by Toshiro Mayuzumi based on the Mishima novel Kinkaku-ji (English language release title: Golden Pavilion Temple ), a Japanese pornographic film series produced by VIP , notable for the performance of AV idol Rui Sakuragi in second film in the series

  8. Higashiyama culture - Wikipedia

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    In this comparison Kinkaku-ji, representative of Kitayama culture is compared with Ginkaku-ji, representative of Higashiyama culture. [2] Interior of the Kuri, the main building of the Ryōan-ji, featuring elements of traditional Japanese style culture such as washitsu (fusuma, tatami, and shōji) which were stylized in the Higashiyama culture

  9. Japanese architecture - Wikipedia

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    Although the layout of the city was similar to Nara's and inspired by Chinese precedents, the palaces, temples and dwellings began to show examples of local Japanese taste. [ 19 ] Heavy materials like stone , mortar and clay were abandoned as building elements, with simple wooden walls, floors and partitions becoming prevalent.