Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto

[khiemtran]

The best advice I can give about going to Kyoto is to see just one thing and take your time doing it. Here are some photos from the famous Kiyomizu Temple. I had planned to see Nijou Castle, with its Nightingale floor, too, but by the time we had done Kiyomizu, some lunch and some shopping it was a pretty full day.






Visitors on their way up to the main temple.


Handwashing.


The famous stage of the main temple. The story goes that if you jump from here and survive, your wish will be fulfilled. The practice is now banned, but fortunately Kiyomizu-dera does have a number of less violent procedures for your wish fulfillment needs.


O-Jizou at Kiyomizu Temple. I think the red cloth tied to each one represents a wish to be fulfilled, but I didn't ask.


Votive tablets to be burnt.

Comments

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

I wanna go baaaack.

Thanks for the pictures. You could spend a year in Kyoto, just looking at temples and shrines.

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

Yes, I don't know how long it will be before the next time, but I'm looking forward to it already.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Kyoto is the one place in Japan I would love to go. Sadly I can't get G to work up an interest in Japan.

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

Well, if you're ever heading out this way, you could always stopover en route...

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

There is just the teeniest tiniest possibility that a trip to Australia could be on the cards. It all depends on G and his supervisor getting the grant money they applied for though.