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autumn deepens- camphor wood ceiling eight mats wide at Kinkaku-ji 秋ふるや楠八畳の金閣寺 -Yosa no Buson (与謝蕪村 1716-84). The original ceiling was lost to fire in 1950, and replacing the single span of camphor wood proved impossible. #Kyoto #京都 #Kinkakuji #金閣寺 #Japan
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✨THE 7 WONDERS OF ROKUON-JI🪙 Like many temples and shrines in Kyōto, Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺) has a list of 'wonders'... 1) Gold😎 Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺) is covered in 200,000 sheets of gold leaf (weighing 20kg in total)! Each gold leaf is 10cm by 10cm. #Kinkakuji #金閣寺 #Kyoto #京都
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