Sakurai-ji

📍 Nara, Gojō · 1-3-26 Sue, Gojō, Nara 637-0037, Japan

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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

Sakurai-ji, graced with an elegant name. It has long received the wishes of those who cherish cherry blossoms in spring. In Gojō, where I have kept watch through countless springtimes, people filled with hope gather beneath this temple's eaves. The ancient bell that announces each new season rings unchanged through the ages.