Kiyomizu Temple

Triple tower

The three-storied pagoda is about 31 meters high and is one of the largest towers in Japan.It is a symbol of Kiyomizu-Temple because it can be seen well from the city of Kyoto. It was built in 847, but the current pagoda was rebuilt in 1632. It enshrines the statue of Dainichi Nyorai and is designated as an important cultural property.

Kiyomizu Temple

“Nioh-mon”

“Nioh-mon” is the main gate of Kiyomizu Temple. It has statues of Nioh inside it.This gate was built in 15th century.Looking at it from the stage, you can see that, this gate stands on the direction of the imperial palace.It was built in this position so that people wouldn’t be able to overlook the palace where the emperor was living in.

Kiyomizu Temple

Overview

It is a temple located in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture with a long history, built about 1,200 years ago.It has a main hall designated as a national treasure and many buildings designated as important cultural properties.It is a tourist attraction that represents Kyoto, which was registered as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1994, and is visited by many worshipers from all over the world.

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Kiyomizu Temple

History of Kiyomizu Temple

The history of Kiyomizu-Temple begins when a monk Kenshin was told in a dream by an old man, “Go north and find a crystal spring.”When he follows the instructions and heads north, he finds a waterfall with pure water at Otowa Mountain in Kyoto.

There, he meets a practicing hermit and is given a tree to carve a statue of thousand-armed Kannon.Two years later, Sakanoue no Tamura Maro, a warrior who visited Mt. Otowa, meets Kenshin.Impressed by the teachings of Kenshin, he built a temple with the eleven-faced thousand-armed Kannon as its principal image, and named it Kiyomizu-Temple after Otowa Waterfall.

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This is my favorite florist

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. A lot of beautiful flowers are lining up. It is more green than ever.

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autumn leaves

Season of autumn leaves
Japan shows a change in four seasons. That is also beautiful. In Japan where there are four seasons and the weather and temperature change according to the season, introducing the autumn leaves spot in various parts of Japan while acclaiming the autumn landscape, “I can not help not to experience this beautiful Japanese fall”
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