Guidebook for Kyoto-shi, Sakyo-ku, Ginkakuji mae,
Essentials
Daikokuya Shirakawa
20 Kitashirakawa Kubotachōsupermarket
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Sightseeing
Ginkakuji (銀閣寺, Silver Pavilion) is a Zen temple along Kyoto's eastern mountains (Higashiyama). In 1482, shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa built his retirement villa on the grounds of today's temple, modeling it after Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), his grandfather's retirement villa at the base of Kyoto's northern mountains (Kitayama). The villa was converted into a Zen temple after Yoshimasa's death in 1490.
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Higashiyama Jisho-ji
GinkakujichōGinkakuji (銀閣寺, Silver Pavilion) is a Zen temple along Kyoto's eastern mountains (Higashiyama). In 1482, shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa built his retirement villa on the grounds of today's temple, modeling it after Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), his grandfather's retirement villa at the base of Kyoto's northern mountains (Kitayama). The villa was converted into a Zen temple after Yoshimasa's death in 1490.
Getting Around
Ginkakujimae Bus Stop station
Ginkakujimaechō Sakyo WardGinkakuji Mae (銀閣寺前) Bus Stop
Ginkakuji-michi station
Jōdoji Nishidachō Sakyo WardGinkakuji-michi (銀閣寺道）Bus Stop