


Cherry Blossoms in the Kinkakuji Temple: Kinkakuji was originally built in 1397 as a villa for Ashikaga Yoshimatsu, the third shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate.. After Yoshimitsu's death, in accordance with his will, the villa became a temple of the Rinzai sect. The official name is Hokuzan Rokuonji, but people have called it Kinkakuji (golden pavillion temple) ever since it's three-story pavillion was covered in pure gold leaf.



