Kinkaku-ji Temple

Kinkaku-ji Temple was built by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga. He was the third shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate. The construction began in 1397 and was completed in 1399. ( In 1397, Europe was in the midst of the “Hundred Years War” ) Kinkaku-ji Temple was built as the residence of Yoshimitsu Ashikaga. Yoshimitsu Ashikaga traded with the Ming dynasty and made a profit. He won the power struggle and made the heyday of the Muromachi Shogunate. Therefore, he was able to build a golden mansion with a vast garden. (There is no pool, but there is a large pond.) There were other buildings in the old Kinkaku-ji Temple, but after Yoshimitsu Ashikaga […]