Kinkaku-ji has two ponds, Kyokochi that spreads in front of the Shariden (reliquary hall), and Anmintaku that is situated on the north side, which is elevated by one level. Water flows into the pond from Daimonji-yama. Since earth and sand flow in when heavy rain cause a large amount of drainage, Anmintaku functions as a sedimentation basin for Kyokochi.
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1 Kinkakujichō, Kita-ku, Kyōto-shi, Kyōto-fu 603-8361
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The third Shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, after passing the title to his son, Yoshimochi, and became a monk, received a mountain villa from the Saionji Family in 1397 and constructed Kitayama-dono at the villa. When Yoshimitsu passed away, Kitayama-dono was turned into a temple according to his will and named Rokuon-ji, honoring his posthumous Buddhist name “Rokuon-in.”
Kinkaku-ji has two ponds, Kyokochi that spreads in front of Shariden (a reliquary hall; Kinkaku), and Anmintaku, situated on the north side, elevated by one level.
Kyokochi is a stroll garden with a pond, and uses many ornamental stones for its shore and central island.
The pond water flows in from Daimonji-yama and receives earth and sand when there is significant amount of drainage due to heavy rain. Therefore, the water is first drawn to Anmintaku, which is located on the highest level and functions as a sedimentation basin, then discharged to Kyokochi. Anmintaku, located in the back of Kinkaku, has fewer ornamental stones and is believed to have been constructed by Saionji Kintsune during the Kamakura Period.