Photographs of The Golden Palace
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The Kinkakuji Temple (the temple of the Golden pavilion) was built by the
Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu for his retirement in 1394. The Golden Pavilion appears
to be floating above its reflection in the lake. Covered in thick gold leaf, the
pavilion glows even under rainy skies. The path skirts around the lake, with the
main temple buildings to the right, past the pavilion then winds up and around a
beautiful garden and very popular with tourists.
There is a very old pine tree
in the garden pruned in the shape of a boat.
