Kinjou-ji

📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 1038-1 Sumizome-cho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City

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MountainKitayama

SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school

PrincipalKannon Bosatsu

Founded1397

FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu

HeritageUNESCO World Heritage

Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/

History

Standing joyfully in the Sumizome district, this temple opens the gate to the Pure Land with boundless compassion. Pilgrims come to cultivate faith with hearts full of rejoicing, seeking rebirth in that realm of ultimate peace. The temple embodies the aspiration for enlightenment that transcends all suffering.