Today the temple is headquarters for the Shōkoku-ji branch of Rinzai Zen, with over ninety affiliated temples, including the famous Golden Pavilion and the Silver Pavilion temples in Kyoto.
I dag er templet hovedkvarter for Shōkoku-ji-grenen af ​​Rinzai Zen, med over halvtreds tilknyttede templer, herunder den berømte Gyldne Pavillon og Sølv Pavillon-templerne i Kyoto.