Editing Ginkaku-ji

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'''Ginkaku-ji''', also known as the '''Silver Pavilion''', is a Zen temple in [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]].

Because the temple's construction took place in the early 1480s, just after the [[Ōnin War]],<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 1: Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period</ref> former [[shōgun]] [[Ashikaga Yoshimasa]]<ref name="Echoes Shadows 07">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> could not afford to adorn the building with the [[Silver|precious metal]] it is named after, in the same manner the {{Wiki|Kinkaku-ji|Gold Pavilion}} was.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01"/> Regardless of the decorations, Yoshimasa moved into the pavilion, where he focused having a life of leisure and art with his friends, ignoring the fighting in Kyoto at the time.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 07"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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[[Category:Landmarks in Kyoto]]