Name: Ginkakuji  Ginkakuji Photo: Lynn Perry   Alternate Name: Jishoji  Address: Sakyo-ku, Ginkakuji-cho  Mailing Address:   City: Kyoto-shi  State: Kyoto-hu  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.11667; long=135.8 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Soami  Contruction Date: c. 1482 (alterations in 17th century)  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: 8:30 - 5 (March 15 - November 30); 9 - 4:30 (December 1 - March 14)  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated: 11/28/2004  JGarden Description: Designed by Soami for Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the 8th Ashikaga shogun in 1482-1483. The pavilion is modestr wood structure with a sand mountain and sea of raked sand adjoining it.

When I look at your island Where the love bird dwells I see today also The andromeda blooming. Oshi no sumu Kimi ga kono shima Kyô mireba Ashibi no hana mo Saki ni keru kamo.   Mikata no Ohogimi   Manyôshuû, vol. 20, no. 5411   trans. by M.V. Otake