Each floor of Kinkaku-ji uses a different architectural style:

1) 'Hōsui-in' (法水院 'Chamber of Dharma Waters') = shinden-style (寝殿造 -palatial style).

2) 'Chōon-dō' (潮音洞 'The Sound of Waves Tower') = buke-style (武家造 -warrior style).

3) 'Kukkyō-chō' (究竟頂 'Cupola of the Ultimate') = zen-style (禅宗様).

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The pavilion's newly installed fire alarm was not working at the time😩

After failing to kill himself, Hayashi Yōken (林養賢) was caught and imprisoned. The incident became inspiration for Mishima Yukio's (三島由紀夫 1925-70) book 'The Temple of the Golden Pavilion'.

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