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Kinkaku-ji, Rokuon-ji temple #99899567
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The site of Kinkaku-ji was originally a villa called Kitayama-dai Ã¥Åâ山第, belonging to a powerful statesman, Saionji Kintsune.[5] Kinkaku-ji`s history dates to 1397, when the villa was purchased from the Saionji family by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and transformed into the Kinkaku-ji complex.[5] When Yoshimitsu died, the building was converted into a Zen temple by his son, according to his wishes