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KIYOMIZU DERA (Temple)


Kiyomizu Temple is the one of most famous temples in Kyoto, which founded in 807 but its present buildings were rebuilt in 1633.

a photograph of Kiyomizu Temple
a view of the Saimon Gate & the Three Story from the main entrance

a photograph of Kiyomizu Temple
a panoramic view of Kyoto from Kiyomizu Veranda

a photograph of Kiyomizu Temple
a view of Okunoin from Kiyomizu Veranda

a photograph of Kiyomizu Temple

The main hall's broad wooden veranda which juts out over a wooded canyon. Supported by 139 pillars, 15m high, it gives a panoramic view of Kyoto. It is the origin of a Japanese proverb, "Junping from Kiyomizu Veranda" which meas to take a determined step.

a photograph of Kiyomizu Temple
a view of the main hall from the Otowa-no Taki

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