Kinkaku, the Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji, originated as the villa of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (足利 義満) (September 25, 1358 – May 31, 1408) was the 3rd shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was the son of the 2nd shogun Ashikaga Yoshiakira. Kinkaku, the Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji Zen Buddhist Temple, Kyoto, Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... Kinkaku, the Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji Zen Buddhist Temple, Kyoto, Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... Kinkaku-ji, the Gold Pavilion Kinkaku-ji from across the water Kinkakuji (Jp. ... Japanese (Japanese: 日本語,   Nihongo[?]) is a language of as-yet unknown origins spoken by over 127 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... Events Jacquerie. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... Events December 13 - The Order of the Dragon is officially formated under King Sigismund of Hungary. ... In Japanese history, a shogun (将軍 shōgun) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. ... The Ashikaga shogunate (Jp. ... Events Timur ascends throne of Samarkand. ... // Events Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, travels with King Richard II of England to Ireland. ... The Muromachi period (室町時代, Muromachi jidai, also known as the Muromachi era, the Muromachi bakufu, the Ashikaga era, the Ashikaga period, or the Ashikaga bakufu) is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. ... In Japanese history, a shogun (将軍 shōgun) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. ... Ashikaga Yoshiakira (Jp. ...

In the year after the death of his father Yoshiakira in 1367, Yoshimitsu became Seii Taishogun. Yoshimitsu constructed his residence in the Muromachi section in the capital of Kyoto in 1378. As a result, in Japanese, the Ashikaga shogunate and the corresponding time period are always referred to as the Muromachi shogunate and Muromachi period. Events Battle of Najera, Peter I of Castile restored as King. ... In Japanese history, a shogun (将軍 shōgun) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Muromachi period (室町時代, also known as Muromachi era... This page is about the city Kyoto. ... Events March - John Wyclif tried to gain public favour by laying his theses before parliament, and then made them public in a tract. ... The Ashikaga shogunate (Jp. ... The Ashikaga shogunate (Jp. ...

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In 1394, Yoshimitsu retired and his son became the 4th shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi. However, Yoshimitsu still maintained authority over the shogunate until his death in 1408. His villa became Kinkaku-ji, the Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Ashikaga Yoshimochi (Jp. ... Kinkaku-ji, the Gold Pavilion Kinkaku-ji from across the water Kinkakuji (Jp. ...