| The Kinkaku structure, from which the temple gets its nickname 'Kinkaku-ji Temple,' is a three-storey building covered in gold leaf and is formally referred to as the 'Shariden Hall' (requilary hall) that houses Buddha's ashes (originally, only the top two stories were covered with gold leaf. |
通称「金閣寺」の由来となった金閣は、漆地に金箔を押した三層の建物で正式には舎利殿と称する（金箔を貼るのは二・三層のみ。 |