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Kyoto, Japan
Best time to visit Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto: Oct–Dec. Kinkaku-ji , officially named Rokuon-ji , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a tourist…
Aim for Oct–Dec, the 3 months that line up best.
The best time to visit Kinkaku-ji is Oct–Dec, in Kyoto, Japan.
Kinkaku-ji is in Kyoto, Japan.
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. The temple is nicknamed after its reliquary (shariden), the Golden Pavilion , whose top two floors are coated in 0.5 μm gold leaf. The current pavilion was rebuilt in 1955 after being destroyed in an arson attack.
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