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 died, his son Yoshimochi destroyed everything except the existing one.
It was because he had a grudge against his father.
Time passed….
In 1950, there was an arson at Kinkaku-ji Temple.
A monk apprentice, Shoken Hayashi, set fire.
The reason was “revenge on society.” (apres-guerre crime)
The current Kinkaku-ji Temple was rebuilt in 1955.
Then, in 1994, it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Kinkaku-ji Temple is a popular name.
Originally, it is called Rokuon-ji Temple.
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