Kaiyu-shiki (japanese strolling garden). Kinkaku-ji complex ("Golden Pavilion Temple"). Kyoto. Kansai. Japan

Kaiyu-shiki (japanese strolling garden). Kinkaku-ji complex ("Golden Pavilion Temple"). Kyoto. Kansai. Japan Stock Photo
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M. A. Muñoz Pellicer / Alamy Stock Photo

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BCT75X

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5200 x 3453 px | 44 x 29.2 cm | 17.3 x 11.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

2008

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Kyoto. Kansai. Japan

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Kaiyu-shiki (japanese strolling garden). Kinkaku-ji complex (which means "Golden Pavilion Temple") is the popular name of Rokuon-ji Temple, which means "Deer Garden Temple". It was originally built in 14th century as a retirement villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and converted into a Zen temple of the Rinzai school, by his son. Kinkaku-ji is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, added to the Unesco World Heritage List in 1994. Kyoto. Kainsai (aka Kinki) region. Japan