Kiunji

📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 553-4 Kamiumacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City

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About

MountainKitayama

SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school

PrincipalKannon Bosatsu

Founded1397

FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu

HeritageUNESCO World Heritage

Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/

History

This temple rests in the quiet depths of Kyoto's Higashiyama district, having long served as a place of spiritual practice. Through the seasons, the winds carry the prayers of countless visitors who seek peace within these halls. The sincere devotion offered here remains as luminous as the first day, never dimmed by the passage of ages.