Kinkaku ji (One of japanese famous temple)

this page is about Japanese temple. so kinkaku ji is know to famous temple in Japan. In Muromachi period(1336-1573 ), Ashikaga family had controlled in Japan for 200years. They were shogun like a general. And third shogun (Yoshimitsu Ashikaga) had huge power as japanese emperor. Because he coducted an unrelenting purge of disloyal elements from him.

 And he constracted kinkaku ji temple in kyoto as a symbol of his power. The temple is luxurious, because walls is made of Gold. Therefore, the temple is very famous around Japanese people. In addition to that we learned the temple in social studies class when we were primary school students. So the temple is also one of famous tourist spots. many foreign tourists visit.

 I write some useful information of the temple.

name: kinkaku ji

visiting time: 9:00am to 5:00pm

an admission fee: 400yen, but if you are a primary school student or junior high school student, the fee is 300yen.

-how to visit the temple-
 
 Kyoto station(JR)--------Sijo station (kyoto subway)---------Kyoto city bus(12)------ kinkaku ji mae(get off).

kinkaku ji temple home page: http://www.shokoku-ji.jp/k_about.html#