Kyoto, Japan

Kiyomizu-dera

Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto

Kiyomizu-dera, founded in 778, is a hillside Buddhist temple famous for its vast wooden veranda built on tall pillars without nails. Below it, the Otowa waterfall splits into three sacred streams. Its main hall was rebuilt in 1633.

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Location

Coordinates: 34.995, 135.785

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