Ginkakuji

Ginkakuji

Ginkakuji - Rinzai Shokokuji-ha

The official name is Touzan Jishoji Temple, one of the Tacchu Temples of the Sokokuji. It is said that the origin of the name of Ginkakuji became to be called "Ginkakuji" against the Kinkakuji in the Edo period.

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