Jisho-ji Temple (Ginkaku-ji Temple)

Temple

4.5

A mountain retreat modeled after the Kinkaku-ji Temple (Gold Pavillion Temple) built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, grandfather of the eighth Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, in 1482. After Yoshimasa’s death, the villa was turned into a Rinzai Shokoku-ji school Zen Buddhist temple and, based on Yoshimasa’s posthumous name, the temple was named the Jishoji Temple. The Kannon Hall, commonly known as the Ginkaku (Silver Pavillion), is simple and elegant in its design; the Togu-do hall is the oldest extant example of ancient Japanese shoin-zukuri architecture and is designated a National Treasure.

Spot details

Address: Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Ginkakujichou 2
Area: Around Ginkaku-Ji Temple Area
Phone: 0757715725
Hours: [3/1-11/30] 8:30-17:00
[12/Jan.- End of Feb.]9:00-16:30
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Admission fee] [Adults/High school students and above] 500yen [Children (small/Junior high school students)] 300yen
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Yes (Some places are impassable due to steps and stairs)
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Yes (must be held or caged)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Articles about this spot

Review

One of Many Beautiful Temples in Kyoto

Reviewedï¼2021.09.25

Ginkakuji Temple was one of many I saw while touring around Kyoto. I was here in September and had the temple to myself. There is an entrance fee for this temple but its well worth a visit. I loved...
13 May 2017 visit Ginkakuji Temple in Japan

Reviewedï¼2021.08.06

Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺, lit. Temple of the Silver Pavilion), officially named Jishō-ji (慈照寺, lit. Temple of Shining Mercy), is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the...
ZEN all the way down!

Reviewedï¼2020.11.13

This beautiful temple probably is spectacular all year round, but when we visited it around this time last year, it was bursting with all the colors of fall, making it a sight straight out of a Manga...