Ginkaku-ji

Ginkaku-ji, officially named Jishō-ji, is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of , . It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of the Muromachi period.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • …lies at an elevation of 96 metres (315 feet)
  • Description: temple in Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan
  • Address: 左京区, 京都市, 京都府 606-8402
  • Also known as
    “Ginkaku-ji temple”
    “Higashiyama Jisho-ji”
    “Jisho-ji”
    “Jishouji”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyudo and Silver Pavilion.

Temple
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is a temple.

Temple
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is a temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyoto-Gyoen and Shimogawara-chō.

Neighborhood
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National Garden is a 65-hectare national… is situated 3 km west of Ginkaku-ji.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Ginkaku-ji.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 4 km west of Ginkaku-ji.

Ginkaku-ji

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Latitude
35.02691° or 35° 1′ 37″ north
Longitude
135.79843° or 135° 47′ 54″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2QGX+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105817561
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
7116990
Wiki­data ID
Q257473

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Ginkaku-ji” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غينكاكو-جي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qinkaku məbədi”
  • Basque: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Bavarian: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Burmese: “ဂင်ခခုဂျိ”
  • Catalan: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Catalan: “Jishō-ji”
  • Chinese: “慈照寺”
  • Chinese: “銀閣寺”
  • Chinese: “银阁寺”
  • Czech: “Ginkakudži”
  • Dutch: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جينكاكو جى”
  • Esperanto: “Ginkaku-ĝi”
  • Esperanto: “Jishōji”
  • Estonian: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Finnish: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • French: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • French: “temple du pavillon d’argent”
  • French: “Temple du pavillon d’argent”
  • German: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Greek: “Γκινκάκου-τζι”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Ginkakuji”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש הכסף”
  • Hungarian: “Ginkakudzsi”
  • Indonesian: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Italian: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Italian: “Jishō-ji”
  • Italian: “padiglione d’argento”
  • Japanese: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Japanese: “ぎんかくじ”
  • Japanese: “慈照寺”
  • Japanese: “銀閣寺”
  • Korean: “긴카쿠지”
  • Korean: “은각사”
  • Korean: “지쇼지”
  • Persian: “گینکاکو-جی”
  • Polish: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Polish: “Srebrny Pawilon”
  • Portuguese: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Russian: “Гинкаку-дзи”
  • Russian: “Гинкакудзи”
  • Spanish: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Spanish: “Pabellón de plata”
  • Swedish: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Thai: “กิงกากูจิ”
  • Thai: “วัดกิงกะกุ”
  • Turkish: “Ginkaku-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Ґінкаку”
  • Vietnamese: “Ginkakuji”
  • “Jishouji”

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