A copper pavilion in Kyoto

Kyoto has a gold pavilion, a silver pavilion, and even a copper pavilion. But the last is not so known though people notice it easily but tend to ignore. When you take a stroll in higashiyama, you will come across with this. This really was intended to be a copper pavilion when Mr. Otani, a successful businessman, built his second house. The house was later sold to a temple and now the pavilion stands on the premises of DAIUNJI temple. It was designed by ITO Chuta, who also designed TSUKIJI HONGANJI in TSUKIJI, Tokyo. The pavilion is modeled on a float with a pike used for the GION FESTIVAL which has been held in summer in Kyoto. The GION FESTIVAL has a long history of more than 1000 years with the purpose of warding off evil spirits which might cause plagues.

 The copper pavilion in higashiyama