"If you compare Kyoto to Japan's other very ancient capital, Nara, you will notice something odd; Nara has plenty of ancient buildings, many over 1,000 years old, but Kyoto has almost no buildings with similar longevity. Somehow, despite not receiving any damage in WWII, Kyoto has few buildings over 1,000 years old— why? The reason for Kyoto's absence of such old buildings is none other than the notorious Onin War.
After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (founder of Kinkaku-ji) died, his son Yoshimochi became a shogun for Muromachi government. However, in part, because Yoshimitsu liked his second son, Yoshitsugu, more than Yoshimochi, Yoshimochi rejected whatever his father did.
After his father's death, he destroyed most of the Kinkaku-ji except the golden pavilion and suspended trade with China. Tensions between Yoshimochi and Yoshitsugu rose quickly and before long, both brothers were pointing swords at each other. In the end, Yoshimochi killed his brother Yoshitsugu…"
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