The Golden Pavillion is located in Deer Park in north Kyoto, an area known for its historic sites. Officially named Rokuon-ji, it is a Zen Buddhist temple as well as a tourist attractions and is ...

The present structure was reconstructed by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia in 1764 and the upper floor of the Golden temple was covered in gold by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the early nineteenth century.

the shimmering Golden Pavilion, Kinkakuji temple. That’s actually a nickname. The Zen temple’s official name is Rokuonji, which literally means deer garden temple. Somehow, I associate deer ...