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While the numbers of visitors to Kyoto are as low as never before, Kinkakuji's famed golden roof will undergo renovation. The repair works are scheduled to be completed in three months.
The pavilion cannot be viewed during the renovation works (photo credit: Kyodo)
The pavilion cannot be viewed during the renovation works (photo credit: Kyodo)
Kinkakuji golden pavilion roof undergoes renovation amid pandemic
The famed temple in Kyoto on Tuesday began a three-month renovation amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has drastically reduced the number of visitors.
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Temple Kinkakuji Temple
Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺), the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, formally known as Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺 “Deer Garden Temple”), is located in Kyōto’s Kita Ward and belongs to the Shōkokuji (相国寺) branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.
Kinkakuji is built on the site of an estate of the aristocrat Saionji no...