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What span was the Muromachi period?
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In 1378, near where Imadegawa Street now intersects Muromachi Street (), the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu established the , a luxurious palace that became the political and cultural center of the country. Today, its location is commemorated by a stone marker in what was its southwestern corner and relics from excavations in the area are held in the of Dōshisha University. The Ashikaga (Muromachi) shogunate prospered until the Onin War (1467–1477), during which Kyoto distingetrated into the two areas Kamigyō and Shimogyō. After the war, Muromachi Street was the only road between them. During the Edo period, Muromachi Street saw the growth of kimono wholesalers, some of which survive today. Each July, districts centered around the intersection between Muromachi Street and Shjiō Street () in Shimogyō build floats () to parade during the the Gion Matsuri festival. 
The temple's most noted treasure, a 114 centimeter high (mid Muromachi Period) (Important Cultural Property), dating from mid-Muromachi period (14th-16th centuries) was reportedly lost in the fire on August 10, 2013. 
The Muromachi period is subdivided into the Nanboku-chō period and the Sengoku period. 
During the Muromachi period the Rinzai school was the most successful of the schools, since it was favoured by the Shogun. 
In the Muromachi period, the Zen school, particularly the Rinzai sect, obtained the help of the Muromachi shogunate and the Emperor, and accomplished considerable development. 