6/03/2010

Gorlden Temple☆

Kinkaku( Gorlden Pavilion) is a popular name for one of the main
buildings of this temple, which is properly called Rokuon-ji Temple.

In the 1220's it was the comfortable villa of Kintsune Saionji.

Kinkaku was formally called Shariden. The elegant, harmonious
building consists of three types of architecture.
The first floor is Shinden-zukuri, the palace style. It is named Ho-sui-in.
The second floor is Buke-zukuri, the style of the samurai house and
is called Cho-on-do.
The third floor is Karayo style or Zen temple style. It is called
Kukkyo-cho. Both the second and third floors are covered with
gorlden-leaf on Japanese lacquer.

The roof, upon which the Chinese phoenix settles, is thatched
with shingles.



This huge pine trees is called Rikusyu-no-matsu.
This amazing pine tree is one of the three greatest pine trees in Kyoto.
This is shape of ship.

This classic tea house is called Sekka-tei. In Sekka-tei there is a
celebrated pillar made of a nandin. The house was restoned in 1997.



I found a funny one!!! This is English fortune!!!

Actually , there are a lot of fortunes at temple in Japan ...
But, I have never found non Japanese one.
It's really rare English, Korea, Chinese version!!!
This one is Korean Fortune!!

This one is Chinese fortune!!

When you visit here in Gorlden temple, please try the fortune!!!








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