Kinkaku-ji Temple (Rokuon-ji) (Golden Pavilion), Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Golden Temple (Kinkaku-ji) (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

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

Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) (Rokuon-ji), Zen Buddhist temple, reflected in the lake surrounded by a scenic park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) (Rokuon-ji), Zen Buddhist temple, reflected in the lake surrounded by a scenic park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Kinkaku (The Golden Pavilion), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Kinkaku (The Golden Pavilion), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Kinkaku (The Golden Pavilion), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Kinkaku-ji Temple (Golden Pavilion), UNESCO World Heritage Site, in winter, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) (Rokuon-ji), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji), UNESCO World Heritage Site, in winter, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Portrait of a maiko from the back with traditional haircut looking at Golden Pavilion, Rokuon ji temple, Kinkaku ji, Kyoto, Kansai, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Two maikos blessing themselves in front of burning incense at temple, Golden Pavilion, Rokuon ji temple, Kinkaku ji, Kyoto, Kansai, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Golden pavilion with lake and tree in foreground, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rokuon ji temple, Kinkaku ji, Kyoto, Kansai, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Kinkaku Temple (Golden Pavilion), Rokuon-ji temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji; Kyoto, Kansai, Japan