KYOTO -- Kinkaku-ji temple here, one of the ancient Japanese capital's most famed landmarks, got its first blanket of snow this season on Dec. 17 as a winter weather system brought low temperatures to ...

The temple of Kinkaku-ji in the Japanese city of Kyoto has been given a major facelift, and without the eyesore of scaffolding and signs of ageing, the landmark’s famous golden walls are now shining ...

A Zen Buddhist temple that is majorly adorned in gold, Kinkaku-ji is yet another impressive religious site in Kyoto, and was once the residence of the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Encapsulated by verda ...

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