鹿苑寺金閣を鏡湖池南西縁より北北東に望む。右端の植え込みは葦原島で、池周辺には松林が広がる。写真の金閣は応永5年(1398)の創建で、昭和25年(1950)に放火で全焼した。現在と異なり、屋根は各層の外回りに建てられた多くの柱により支えられている。右端には金閣二層と書院とを渡す歩廊が設けられている。背後に大文字山と鷹峯がそびえる。The Golden Pavilion at Rokuon-ji Temple seen from the western edge of Kyoko Pond, facing north-northeast. The shrubbery on the right is Ashihara Island. The temple was built in 1398 but destroyed by arson in 1950. Unlike the reconstructed building of today, the original roof was supported by many columns at each level. There is a passage connecting the two-story Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) and the shoin (study). Pine forest surrounds the pond, and Mt. Daimonji and Takamine are visible in the background