Day 7: A country home made of gold
October 21st 2009 If you could build your dream house, what would it look like? Apparently for a shogun named Yoshimitsu, it would be a gold pavilion on beautiful grounds, which he called Kinkakuji. It was his retirement estate, built around 1394. Mr. Yoshimitsu seemed to like many different architectural styles because the stunning gold pavilion, beautifully situated near a gorgeous pond (the reflection makes a
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