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.

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