Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion Temple) is the common name for Rokuonji Temple Deer Park) is a temple in Kyoto, Japan.

The building was built in tahun1397 as a resting villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Her son then convert the building into a Zen temple of the Rinzai school. The temple was burned down several times during the Onin War.

Building with a distinctive architectural style of Japan is coated with real gold leaf. From a distance, Kinkaku-ji looks shining shimmering in the sunlight.

At night Kinkaku-ji still emits a beautiful beam of reflected light. Located on the edge of a quiet pond, Kinkaku-ji presents amazingly beautiful scenery that can not be found elsewhere.