{"id":22046,"date":"2019-09-18T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=22046"},"modified":"2021-03-07T18:09:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T02:09:15","slug":"kinkaku-ji-temple-of-the-golden-pavilion-in-kyoto-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/22046","title":{"rendered":"Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) in Ky\u014dto, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Kinkaku-ji<\/em> (\u91d1\u95a3\u5bfa, Temple of the Golden Pavilion) is located in Ky\u014dto, Ky\u014dto Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan. The site of <em>Kinkaku-ji<\/em> was purchased by sh\u014dgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1397. All the buildings except the Golden Pavilion were burned in the 15th century during the \u014cnin war. The Golden Pavilion, itself, was burned down in 1950 by a novice monk, but was rebuilt in 1955 as a close replica of the original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku.jpg\" alt=\"Kinkaku: The Golden Pavilion\" class=\"wp-image-22047\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Kinkaku<\/em>: The Golden Pavilion<br><\/strong>SOURCE: <em>Kinkaku<\/em>: The Golden Pavilion (Ky\u014dto, Ky\u014dto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 25 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-Environs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-Environs.jpg\" alt=\"Environs of Kinkaku: The Golden Pavilion\" class=\"wp-image-22048\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-Environs.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-Environs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-Environs-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-Environs-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Environs of <em>Kinkaku<\/em>: The Golden Pavilion<br><\/strong>SOURCE: Environs of <em>Kinkaku<\/em>: The Golden Pavilion (Ky\u014dto, Ky\u014dto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 25 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kinkaku: The Golden Pavilion on the Water - 1\" class=\"wp-image-22049\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Kinkaku<\/em>: The Golden Pavilion on the Water &#8211; 1<br><\/strong>SOURCE: <em>Kinkaku<\/em>: The Golden Pavilion on the Water &#8211; 1 (Ky\u014dto, Ky\u014dto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 25 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kinkaku: The Golden Pavilion on the Water - 2\" class=\"wp-image-22050\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkaku-on-the-Water-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Kinkaku<\/em>: The Golden Pavilion on the Water &#8211; 2<br><\/strong>SOURCE: <em>Kinkaku<\/em>: The Golden Pavilion on the Water &#8211; 2 (Ky\u014dto, Ky\u014dto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 25 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Tree.jpg\" alt=\"Tree at Kinkaku-ji\" class=\"wp-image-22051\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Tree.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Tree-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Tree-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Tree-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Tree at <em>Kinkaku-ji<\/em><br><\/strong>SOURCE: Tree at <em>Kinkaku-ji<\/em> (Ky\u014dto, Ky\u014dto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 25 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Map.jpg\" alt=\"Map of Kinkaku-ji\" class=\"wp-image-22052\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Map.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Map-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Map-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kinkakuji-Map-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Map of <em>Kinkaku-ji<\/em><br><\/strong>SOURCE: Map of <em>Kinkaku-ji <\/em>(Ky\u014dto, Ky\u014dto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 25 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Copyright \u00a9 2019 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kinkaku-ji (\u91d1\u95a3\u5bfa, Temple of the Golden Pavilion) is located in Ky\u014dto, Ky\u014dto Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan. The site of Kinkaku-ji was purchased by sh\u014dgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1397. 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