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
Kyoto Temple Shrine Hopping – Kinkakuji
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