The times when I succeeded in union of the north and south morning by Muromachi Shogunate 3th general Yoshimitsu Ashikaga, and the world regained peace of a time.
Yoshimitsu is 37 years old and left office of a shogun to 1394 and became a priest in the next year.
Kitayamatei which is a villa of the aristocrat's Saionji family who decayed was taken over and a mountain cottage as Kitayamadono was built newly in 1397.
Yoshimitsu expected reproduction of the gold Jodo world particularly the reliquary hall covered the building with gold leaf.
This is a beginning of Golden Pavilion.(Kinkakuji)
Chinese various culture was collected in Kitayama because Yoshimitsu who made a magnificent palace did to welcome an Imperial envoy of trade to Ming with Kitayamadono.
Furthermore, Yoshimitsu invite Emperor Gokomatsu and open the grand party, and traditional court noble culture and new samurai family culture fuse, and Kitayama culture develops here.
Yoshimitsu lived in Kitayamadono until he died of 51 years old in 1408.
After Yoshimitsu's death, according to the will, the 4th generation general Yoshimochi invited Muso Kokushi to the founder, considered it as the Zen temple, and was named Rokuon-ji from the Buddhist name (Rokuonin Tenzan Dogi) of Yoshimitsu.
Golden Pavilion is destroyed by fire by the Onin War leaving few buildings, but Shotai Saisho of the aspect country temple tries for revival in Momoyama period, and it is said that it was approximately in a current figure.
The Pacific War is the Golden Pavilion where it passed through it and held the past form until the postwar.
It burned down by arson by scholar monk in 1950.
Unfortunately the current Golden Pavilion was rebuilt in 1955.
Because exfoliation of the gold leaf was outstanding, They put it on the gold leaf of the thickness of 5 times in 1987 and was changed and performed the restoration construction of the roof recently until March, 2003.
There are not no national treasure and building appointed in Kunishige sentence in the building of deer garden Terauchi, but many tourists visit it in Golden Pavilion letting you yearn for the gorgeous Kitayama culture and are registered with world's cultural heritage in 1994.
★Art model K1 1 / 70 deer rokuon-ji Temple Kinkaku★
★Hanging snow Deluxe Gold Kinkaku-ji★
★Japanese painting Kinkaku-ji, Japan★
