A view of the niomon gate (entrance gate) at Kyomizu-dera Temple in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan.
Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺), officially Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺), is a Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) UNESCO World Heritage site. Kiyomizu-dera was founded in the early Heian period. The temple was founded in 778 by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, and its present buildings were constructed in 1633, ordered by the Tokugawa Iemitsu. There is not a single nail used in the entire structure. It takes its name from the waterfall within the complex, which runs off the nearby hills. Kiyomizu means clear water, or pure water. It was originally affiliated with the old and influential Hossō sect dating from Nara times. However, in 1965 it severed that affiliation, and its present custodians call themselves members of the "Kitahossō" sect. Sanjunoto Pagoda is a three-story vermilion pagoda on the grounds of Kiyomizu-dera, and was constructed in 1633. *** Description sourced from Wikipedia (2018).
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Location: Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto, Japan
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