Do you believe in spirit?

Well, I was watching a Japanese TV program called 天国からの手紙　(a letter from heaven) today. It's not my first time watching this program though, but everytime I see it, I start to feel that the spirit is real. I never believed it when I was a kid (although ไม่เชื่ออย่าลบหลู่), but the more I grew up, the more I found that there are actually a lot of evidences that cannot be explained scientifically.

In this program, the family who lost their loved ones can connect to the spirit through a supernatural ability of this Ehara Hiroyuki sensei. They talk and find out about the lost and later set the spirit free to heaven. The talks in there are so real that you can hardly imagine it being forged. Believing it being real, imagine how sentimental it can get to be able to settle your feeling with your lost one. It is a very touching TV program although you don't know how it happens.

If you have a chance, would you?

Ikkyusan and Kinkakuji

Yippee! Finally I know how the two are related!!

Ikkyusan

For some reasons, when the Thais talk about Kinkakuji they always mention Ikkyusan. I also one of those who watched Ikkyusan Anime when I was a kid, but I just don't have even a slight memory of the two being related. Just over a month ago, one of my friends in Kansai posted a forum about 'the True story of Ikkyu-san', that was when my question sparked again. 'How is Ikkyu-san related to Kinkakuji???'

I even had a chance to visit Ankokuji, a temple where Ikkyu was first ordained. It is no doubt located in Kyoto Prefecture, about an hour away from Kyoto city by car. It was very peaceful and the scenery was just amazing. But it gave me no answer to my long hold question.
Ankokuji, Kyoto

It was not until a few days ago when I found another forum talking about Kinkakuji, Ikkyusan and Ankokuji. I fired away my wonder again. And there came the answer. Kinkakuji was actually the place where Shogun (in the anime) lives. Whenever he wants to meet Ikkyu-san, he always asked Shinemon-san (the samurai) to call Ikkyu over from Ankokuji for a visit. According to my key answerer, in the anime, when the scene of Shogun appears, the camera always pans over the golden pavilion and once in a while zooms over the cock-like sculpture on the top of the pavilion also.
Kinkakuji, Kyoto

There is even a book called 'Ikkyu-san and Kinkakuji's secret room'. I wonder if anyone had read it.

Anyways, thanks to everyone who came across my silly question. Now I know the answer! =P