Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Kiyomizu-dera Temple ("Pure Water Temple") one of several Buddhist Japanese temples, but one of the best known sights of Kyoto and most visited temples in Japan.
Kiyomizu-dera stands in the wooded hills of eastern Kyoto and offers a nice view over the city from its famous wooden terrace. Below the terrace, you can taste the spring water, which gives the temple its name and which is said to have healing power.
Read MoreKiyomizu-dera stands in the wooded hills of eastern Kyoto and offers a nice view over the city from its famous wooden terrace. Below the terrace, you can taste the spring water, which gives the temple its name and which is said to have healing power.
The main hall has a large veranda, supported by tall pillars, that juts out over the hillside and offers impressive views of the city. It takes its name from the waterfall within the complex, which runs off the nearby hills. Kiyomizu means clear water, or pure water. Visitors can catch and drink the waters, which is believed to have therapeutic properties. Drinking the water of the three streams is said to confer wisdom, health, and longevity.
