Ginkakuji Temple

Japanese: 銀閣寺

This is the common name for Higashiyama Jisho-ji Temple, a Rinzai sect temple of the Shokoku-ji school located in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. At the end of the 15th century, Ashikaga Yoshimasa's mountain villa Higashiyamadono was turned into a Zen temple in accordance with his will. The temple's name comes from Yoshimasa's posthumous name Jisho-in, and its common name comes from the name of the Kannon Hall (national treasure), Ginkakuji. There was a plan to stamp Ginkakuji with silver leaf in imitation of the Kinkakuji at Rokuon-ji Temple, but this was never realized. The garden has been designated a Special Historic Site and Special Place of Scenic Beauty by the national government. It is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the "Cultural Assets of Ancient Kyoto."

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Japanese:

京都府京都市左京区にある臨済宗相国寺派の寺院、東山慈照寺の通称。15世紀末、足利義政の山荘東山殿を、遺言により禅寺としたもの。寺の名は義政の法号・慈照院にちなみ、通称は観音殿（国宝）の呼び名・銀閣に由来。銀閣は鹿苑(ろくおん)寺の金閣にならい、銀箔をおす計画があったが実現しなかった。庭園は国の特別史跡・特別名勝に指定。「古都京都の文化財」の一部としてユネスコの世界文化遺産に登録。

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