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  2. Kinkaku-ji - Wikipedia

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    The Golden Pavilion (金閣, Kinkaku) is a three-story building on the grounds of the Rokuon-ji temple complex. [15] The top two stories of the pavilion are covered with pure gold leaf . [ 15 ] The pavilion functions as a shariden (舎利殿), housing relics of the Buddha (Buddha's Ashes).

  3. Japanese architecture - Wikipedia

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    Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, originally built in 1397 (Muromachi period) Japanese architecture (日本建築, Nihon kenchiku) has been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs.

  4. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu - Wikipedia

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    After his death, his retirement villa (near Kyoto) became Rokuon-ji, which today is famous for its three-storied, gold-leaf covered reliquary known as "Kinkaku". So famous is this single structure, in fact, that the entire temple itself is often identified as the Kinkaku-ji, the Temple of the Golden Pavilion. A statue of Yoshimitsu is found ...

  5. Kyoto - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese, Kyoto was previously called Kyō (京), Miyako (都), Kyō no Miyako (京の都), and Keishi ().After becoming the capital of Japan at the start of the Heian period (794–1185), the city was often referred to as Heian-kyō (平安京, "Heian capital"), and late in the Heian period the city came to be widely referred to simply as "Kyōto" (京都, "capital city").

  6. The Temple of the Golden Pavilion - Wikipedia

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    The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji) is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It was published in 1956 and translated into English by Ivan Morris in 1959. The novel is loosely based on the burning of the Reliquary (or Golden Pavilion) of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young Buddhist acolyte in 1950. The pavilion, dating ...

  7. Buddhist temples in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Buddhist temple of Kinkaku-ji, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Butsuden or Butsu-dō (仏殿・仏堂) – lit. "Hall of Buddha". A Zen temple's main hall. Seems to have two stories, but has in fact only one and measures either 3×3 or 5×5 bays. Any building enshrining the statue of Buddha or of a bodhisattva and dedicated to prayer. [25]

  8. Tourism in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Kiyomizu-dera, the most crowded temple in Kyoto Crowds of tourists at Nikkō Tōshō-gū. Tourism in Japan is a major industry and contributor to the Japanese economy.In 2019, the sector directly contributed 11 trillion yen (US$100 billion), or 2% of the GDP, and attracted 31.88 million international tourists.

  9. Nijō Castle - Wikipedia

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    The decoration includes lavish quantities of gold leaf and elaborate wood carvings, intended to impress visitors with the power and wealth of the shōguns. The sliding doors and walls of each room are decorated with wall paintings by artists of the Kanō school. The six main buildings have National Treasure Status, and other buildings in the ...

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