Kinkaku (Kyoto) | temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, historical building

Japan / Kyoto / Kyoto / Kinkakuji-cho
 temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, historical building
www.shokoku-ji.or.jp/english/e_kinkakuji/

Temple of the Golden Pavilion
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji
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Coordinates:   35°2'22"N   135°43'42"E

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  • we visited this temple last month... very nice how years of architecture can be preserved.3/21/2007
  • Well...preserved "sort of". the original was burned to the ground within the last 100 years by a crazy person, they were able to recreate it.
  • Does anyone know if Mishima's book about the temple is more fact than fiction? I read it years ago, but I seem to remember that it was burned down by a novice monk who was disturbed by the perversions of the senior monks.
  • I was there in February. It was so crowded but I still had a good time.
  • Saya pernah berkunjung ke sini tahun 2000, tempat yang sangat bagus dengan lingkungan yang terpelihara. I was here in 2000, greath place and good environment.
  • It is best to get there early in the morning when the light is low and the crowds are smaller. Yet nothing can prepare you for the experience - just brilliant. Definitely one of the best "oh gosh" moments in Japan.
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