Kinkaku-ji
金閣寺English onlyA golden pavilion beside a pond
- WhereKyoto, Kansai
- On the ground3 photos when you land
- Courses6 that pass here
- MapOpen in Google Maps ↗
From above
- A pond fills the middle of a wooded garden, dotted with small islands.
- The pavilion stands at the pond's north edge, right at the water.
- Temple halls and a car park cluster to the east; a road curves along the west side.
Your guide says
A three-story pavilion stands beside a pond dotted with islands.
The pavilion burned down in 1950 and was rebuilt in 1955.
Fact source: Wikipedia · Last checked October 2026
On the ground
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