Please do not hold me to this history lesson but I believe the city of Kyoto was the previous capital of Japan many years ago. This buddhist temple and land was owned by the shogun at the time. At his death, he willed the temple and land to the state so it could be used as a public park. It is truly covered in actual gold leaf, not just gold colored paint, at great expense.
Here are some photos:
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