Formally known as Rokuon-ji Temple, but infamously known as Kinkakuji or the Golden Pavilion, this temple was built during the Muromachi period. It was previously the retirement villa of the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu but became a zen temple after his death.

Gold foil covers the top two levels of the temple while a phoenix sits atop the temple.

You are allowed to roam the rest of the temple grounds, however, there is not much to see.

Admission: 400 yen

(1 Kinkakujicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 603-8361Japan)