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Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion)

Buddhist temples

銀閣寺

Ginkaku-ji, formally Jisho-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto affiliated with the Shokoku-ji school of the Rinzai sect. The temple is known for the Silver Pavilion, its carefully composed gardens, and scenery that reflects the aesthetics of the Higashiyama cultural period.

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