Tag: Ginkakuji

The Silver Pavilion The Ginkakuji Temple was originally a vacation home for Shogun Yoshimasa Ashikaga (1436–1490). After his death, it became a Rinzai Buddhist temple. The temple’s architecture and garden represent the Higashiyama culture. Yoshimasa spent his life trying to express his aesthetic sensibilities, creating a grand villa that reflected the beauty of simplicity which…