[Kyoto/Sakyo Ward] Ginkakuji Temple, which you should visit along with Kinkakuji Temple

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📍2 Ginkakuji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

🕰️Summer (March 1st to November 30th) 8:30am to 5:00pm
Winter (December 1st to the end of February) 9:00am to 4:30pm

🪙Adults (high school students and above) 500 yen
Elementary and junior high school students 300 yen

Ginkakuji Temple, which I learned about as a child. Its official name is "Higashiyama Jisho-ji". It is said that the name Ginkakuji came from the Edo period, when it was called Ginkakuji in contrast to Kinkakuji. It originated from the mountain villa Higashiyamaden, built by Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the eighth shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, and was named Jisho-ji after Yoshimasa's death. Yoshimasa, who succeeded to the position of shogun at the age of 15, spent his entire life projecting all of his own aesthetic sense into the temple and creating Higashiyama culture. In front of the Hojo (main hall), there is Ginshadan, a stepped pile of white sand, and the cone-shaped Kogetsudai. There are popular myths that Ginshadan was made to reflect the moonlight, and that Kogetsudai was used to sit on and wait for the moon to rise over Higashiyama. There is also a herring soba restaurant on the way to Ginkakuji. I was able to enjoy some unique Kyoto cuisine.

Post by ＊mi＊ | Sep 21, 2024