To be clear, Kinkakuji is a three-story pavilion on the grounds of the Rokuonji temple complex. I don’t mean any disrespect, but the architecture is a bit like Tsutenkaku in Osaka--the Eiffel ...

Kyoto, Japan - January 10, 2025 Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 10, 2025, shows Kinkaku-ji, or the Golden Pavilion temple, dusted with snow in the western Japan city of Kyoto.

After interviewing Egami, I reread the novel "Kinkakuji" (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion) by Yukio Mishima (1925-1970). The author's take is that the young monk must have been totally bewitched ...

Escape the City Near Kinkaku-ji Temple To the northwest, the modern city fades away and morphs into dense forests lined with ...