Golden Pavilion
Golden Pavilion is in North Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto. Golden Pavilion is situated nearby to the islet Ashihara Island, as well as near the stone Rigyoseki.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Kinkaku” and “Shari-den”
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinkaku-ji and Ryōan-ji.
Kinkaku-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kinkaku-ji, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.
Ryōan-ji
Buddhist temple
Ryōan-ji is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui, a refined type of Japanese Zen temple… Ryōan-ji is situated 1¼ km southwest of Golden Pavilion.
Kyoto Museum for World Peace
Museum
Photo: J o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kyoto Museum for World Peace is part of Ritsumeikan University in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The Museum is accessible to the public for a 400–600 Yen fee. Kyoto Museum for World Peace is situated 650 metres south of Golden Pavilion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Ukyō District.
Kamigyō-ku
Suburb
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō. Kamigyō-ku is situated 3 km southeast of Golden Pavilion.
Ukyō District
Suburb
Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ukyō District is situated 3½ km south of Golden Pavilion.
Kyōto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Kyōto-Gyoen is situated 3½ km southeast of Golden Pavilion.
Golden Pavilion
- Categories: louge and tourism
- Location: North Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.03952° or 35° 2′ 22″ northLongitude
135.72845° or 135° 43′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2PQH+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6199656003OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q126391445
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Golden Pavilion” goes by many names.
- French: “pavillon d’Or”
- French: “Pavillon d’Or”
- Japanese: “Kinkaku”
- Japanese: “きんかく”
- Japanese: “金閣”
- Japanese: “鹿苑寺舎利殿”
- Japanese: “鹿苑寺金閣”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ashihara Island and Ganka-sui.
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