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Ginkaku-ji, or "Silver Pavilion", was commissioned by the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1435-1490), whose grandfather built the Golden Pavilion. More modest in size than its ancestor, Ginkaku-ji was never clad in silver. It is cited as an example of "East Mountain" culture, combining aesthetic concepts related to the Zen philosophy with a hint of wabi-sabi (refined simplicity). The garden is magnificent.
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Where to sleepnearby
- From ¥22,400Kyoto - House / Vacation STAY 3816151 m - Sakyo-ku Jodoji Minamidacho 6, Kyoto
- From ¥10,080Kyoto - house / Vacation STAY 1099306 m - Sakyo-ku Ginkakuji Mae-cho 17, Kyoto
- From ¥25,000Thank you so muchya Miyaco585 m - Sakyo-ku Jodoji Higashidacho 17, Kyoto
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- Juu-go$MICHELIN 2024282 m - 71-6 Jodoji Kamiminamidacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
- Sojiki Nakahigashi$$$MICHELIN 2024506 m - 32-3 Jodoji Ishibashicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
- Nakazen$$$MICHELIN 2024727 m - 26 Kitashirakawa Kubotacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
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