The entrance pathway between the main gate and inner garden is lined with a distinctive fencing that has come to be known as Ginkaku-ji fencing (ginkaku-ji gaki).
慈照寺の門から庭園を結ぶ入り口の道の両側の垣根は銀閣寺垣（ぎんかくじがき）と呼ばれている。