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Ginkakuji-temple on a snowy day, Kyoto, Japan.
Credit: Moja

Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺?) is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It was built in 1474 by the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who sought to emulate the golden Kinkaku-ji commissioned by his grandfather Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The temple is part of the Shokoku-ji branch of Rinzai Zen.