The Main Hall in Kiyomizu-dera Temple, which stands on the steep cliff of Mt. Otowa, is a renowned wooden structure reconstructed in 1633. The principal image of Kiyomizu, the …
Kiyomizu-dera Temple is a temple of the Kita-Hosso sect. After it was opened, it adopted the doctrine of the Hosso sect, one of the six sects of Nara Buddhism. In early modern times, …
The temple boasts approximately 1,500 cherry blossoms and 1,000 colorful trees with turning leaves, which show beautiful displays of colors in spring and autumn. Check updates on our …
There are only two routes to the temple ground: one route from the Nio-mon Gate on top of the Kiyomizu-zaka hill and the other route from the emergency road entrance on the top pf the …
Kiyomizu-dera Temple is a place where the deity Kannon is worshiped. The principal image of the temple is the statue of the Eleven-headed Thousand-armed Kannon Bodhisattva. The forty …
the blue dragon, the god guarding the east, parades through the grounds and the temple town One of the legends of the temple says that a blue dragon ( Seiryu in Japanese), an incarnation …