Originally a villa of the Saionji family on the hills of Kitayama, but offered to the third Shogun in 1397.
After deth of Shogun, the villa was converted into Rokuonji Temple. The Golden Pavilion a gilded three-storied reliquary hall, is situated at the margin of a large pond named Kyokochi Pond. It is typical architecture of the Muromachi Period.