Kinkaku-ji, 'Temple of the Golden Pavilion', officially named Rokuon-ji, (lit.���'Deer Garden Temple'), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, one of 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which are World Heritage Sites. Kyoto, Japan

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