Jisho ji temple (Kyoto)-Ginkaku ji- “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

When people hear “Jisho ji temple”(慈照寺）, many of Japanese don’t know it. It’s because this temple is called ” Ginkaku ji temple. “Ginkaku” means “Silver pavilion”. Now Jisho-ji is a temple but it was actually villa constructed in 1482. The styles of each floor are different. 1st floor is a drawing room style and 2nd floor is Zen style.



There is a mountain called “Tuki machi yama.”( the mountain of waiting moon.) The garden is very interesting because this garden uses Tuki machi mountain as a part of this garden, when we look at a garden,a pond and Tuki machi mountain from Ginkaku.



This is one of 17 architectures as a world heritage”Histolic monuments of ancient Kyoto.”

-Jisho ji temple (Ginaku ji) -

[Address] Ginkakuji 2, Sakyo ku,Kyoto

[Access] “Ginakuji michi” /Bus No.5 or 17 from Kyoto station (less 25min)

[Time] Summer 3/1- 11/30 8:30~ 17:00 Winter 12/1- 2/28 9:00~ 16:30

[Fee] Adult ¥500 Child ¥300