After visiting Kiyomizu dera, we slowly make our way to Chion In temple (知æ©é™¢). Upon reaching, the first awesome sight we notice is the massive front gate, also known as the Sanmon (山門). In fact, Chion in temple’s Sanmon is…
Next iconic Kyoto temple on my list is Kiyomizu dera (音羽山清水寺) located at Otowa Mountain. The temple name “Kiyomizu” literally means pure water and it was founded before Kyoto became the Imperial Capital. The historic temple had endured a turbulent…
We continue our Kyoto temple shrine hopping trip on the next day and Kinkakuji is the first stop. The spiritual Buddhism and Shintoism have thousands of temples and shrines between them – incredible stats by any standards. The sheer numbers…