While Yuuki was attending her friend's wedding I took an 8 kilometer hike to The Golden Pavililion (Kinkaku), a famous villa that was built back in 1220 and eventually turned into a temple (Ryokuon-ji tera) in the 1400s. In 1987 the lacquer was redone as well as the real gold-leaf coating, and the roof was restored about 5 years ago. The shape, detail, and strength of these Japanese historical buildings amazes me. The building contains 3 types of architecture. The 1st floor of the building is palace style, the 2nd is samurai house style, and the 3rd is Zen temple style. On the upper roof sits a Chinese golden phoenix.
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