Ōei first year (1394 A.D) Ashikaga Yoshimitsu use the country's territory which is located in Hanoi and Saionji’s home to exchange to get this piece was called "Kitayama first," the Villa, after remodeling he began massive construction projects. The following year he retired shogun transferring jobs to support his son Ashikaga become monk, leaving only the title of governor too political affairs minister, Ōei four years (1397 A.D), he renamed Kitayama first as "Kitayama temple," and started building the main core building: "relic temple" as his meditation place. Because the relic temple built by Yoshimitsu was magnificent, who was already called "Golden Pavilion Temple." After Yoshimitsu's death, his son follow his wishes, tried to persuade the National Division Mengchuang pioneer, make the residence purposes by Kitayama temple to become a real temple, and use Yoshimitsu’s name named temple Rokuon-ji , named hill was "Kitayama .