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Ginkaku-ji impressed me just as much if not more than the Golden Pavillion. It was more the whole grounds than the actually building. It is truly beautiful from the Zen Garden, how did they do that, to the oldness of the actual structure. Walking through the gardens is amazing. There numerous water features and benches where you can sit and truly enjoy the view. Up near the top of the grounds you can see the whole of Kyoto open up before you. It is truly worth it and I highly recommend you take your time to enjoy everthing.
Entrance Fee is Y 500. Directions: East Kyoto. Take bus number 5,17,100
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Ginkakuji, the Silver Pavilion, is a Zen temple at the foot of Kyoto's Higashiyama ("eastern mountains"). The temple is formally known as Tozan Jishoji.
In 1482, shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa built his retirement villa on the grounds of today's temple. A few years later, the Silver Pavilion, modeled after Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), was constructed. Plans to cover the pavilion in silver were never realized.
The villa was converted into a Zen temple after Yoshimasa's death in 1490. Leave a Comment Directions: Ginkakuji can be accessed by direct bus number 4, 17 or 100 from Kyoto Station. Alternatively, you can reach Ginkakuji by foot along the Path of Philosophy from Nanzenji.
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I spent a couple of hours gazing at the gray gravel formations symbolizing the sea and Fuji vulcano.
The main attraction is the Silver Pavillon. It is two storied with two architecture styles. The first floor is built in Shion style, traditional Japanese residential architecture style, and the second floor is Chinese temple style. On the roof you can see the golden bronze phoenix dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy.
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I went in autumn, and it's very pretty at this time because you can see the kou-you the color leaves of red, yellow, and orange. Walking through the temples, walking under colorful leaves, the cool Autumn breeze; it just really calms you. Kinkaku-ji is one of the most famous temples and best to visit in the spring or fall. Leave a Comment
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It is different from Kinkakuji. Gin means silver, while kin means gold. I hope the temple with cover by silver, but I found only a wooden temple. I don't know why the temple was named Ginkakuji (siler temple).
I think this temple is not special, just usual temple. You can visit it IF you HAVE TIME. Directions: Ginkakuji can be accessed by direct bus number 5, 17 or 100 from Kyoto Station.
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It is so called to distinguish from Kinkaku-ji(Golden Pavilion), and is not actually silvered.
If you take these two temples into Japanese history, you may understand their name and architecture. Here is what I learned
from the book:
Kinkaku-ji was built in 1397, when the Muromachi Shogunate was at its peak, representing rich and extravagant culture of the age.
Ginkaku-ji was built 92 years later, in 1489, when civil war had turned Kyoto into a burnt-out wasteland and people, despairing for the future, had turned to religion in the hope of achieving happiness in the after-life.
The mood of these times is reflected in the awesome beauty of this buildind, a beauty somehow tinged with sadness.
But the day I went to the Ginkaku-ji temple, it's covered by the snow, which make it so suit for its name.
You can climb the hill in the garden to have a whole view of the temple and the further areas. Leave a Comment
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This pavilion was also built by a shogun but his ambition to cover the building with silver was never realized. After Shugn Yoshimasa's death, the villa was coverted into a temple. The whole compound is quite big and it's nice to walk around it. Don't miss the meticulously raked cones of white sand, tall pines and a pond in front of the temple. Leave a Comment Address: Sakyo-ku Ginkaku-jiPhone: 771-5725Directions: Take Bus no. 5 and get off at Ginkaku-ji-michi stop
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When you see the Silver Pavillion, you will realize it isn't silver. Apparently, the shogun that held this property intended to cover it in silver, but never lived to see it happen. There is an admission fee. Leave a Comment Address: 2 Ginkakuji-cho, Sakyo-ku, KyotoPhone: 075-771-5725
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You can find this beautiful sand art in Ginkakuji Leave a Comment Address: 2 Ginkakuji-cho, Sakyou-ku, KyotoPhone: 075-771-5725
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