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After his death on January 27, 1490 (Entoku 2, seventh day of the first month), [5] the villa and gardens became a Buddhist temple complex, renamed Jishō-ji after Yoshimasa's Buddhist name. After extensive restoration, which started in February 2008, Ginkaku-ji is again in full glory to visit. The garden and temple complex are open to the public.
English: Sunlight through clouds and lookout view of Ginkaku-ji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion) and Tōgudō from above, Kyoto, Japan. Other languages: Čeština : Sluneční paprsky prosvítající skrze mraky a pohled z rozhledny na střechy chrámu Ginkakudži (Chrám Stříbrného pavilonu) a budovu Stříbrhého pavilonu v japonském Kjótu .
English: Ginkaku-ji, officially named Jishō-ji, lit. "Temple of Shining Mercy", Kyoto , Japan : view of Tōgudō Hall, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Ref. Number 688 . Date
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.
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Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga (鳥獣人物戯画, literally "Animal-person Caricatures"), commonly shortened to Chōjū-giga (鳥獣戯画, literally "Animal Caricatures"), is a famous set of four picture scrolls, or emakimono, belonging to Kōzan-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan.
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Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion (1398) The zen rock garden of Ryōan-ji (late 15th century) The weakness of the emperors and the rivalry of feudal warlords resulted in two civil wars (1156 and 1159), which destroyed most of Kyoto and its gardens. The capital moved to Kamakura, and then in 1336 back to the Muromachi quarter of Kyoto.