自転車で金閣寺へKinkakuji is the fabulous temple complex in northwest Kyoto covered in gold leaf.
From the center of Kyoto, it will take you about 30 minutes to ride to the Golden Pavilion.
Kinkakuji is a World Heritage site and among the most famous temples in Japan. The main pavilion is covered in gold leaf and shimmers in front of a traditional pond - kyoko-chi (Mirror Pond).
The current building only dates to 1955 as it was burned to the ground by a monk in the early 1950s. That incident became the basis for the Yukio Mishima novel - The Temple of the Golden Pavilion.
The temple was originally built in 1397 as a villa for court noble Kintsune Saionji. It was greatly improved by its second owner, Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. His son, Yoshimochi, converted the building into a Zen temple.
Access
The Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji)
1 Kinkaku-ji-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto
075 461 0013
Entrance Fee: 400 yen; last entry at 4:30 pm
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