And if you are at Kyoto, the one famous temple that you must definitely visit is Kiyomizudera!
It wasnt as hard to go to this place..since everyone is queuing at the bus station to board the bus to this temple.
The first temple that we reached..this isnt kiyomizudera..its located at the bottom of the hill..but its so nice that i thought i should post some pics of this temple as well.
Thou smaller, this temple is very serene...
The Bonsai trees in the temple is awesome!
Locals admiring the stretch of green lusty trees here
From this temple, we need to walk 10mins to kiyomizudera
Along the way, we saw these houses that looks so alike to what we often see in Korean drama...
Feels like korean right?
Fion practising with her camera
The start of the upslope journey
Okay its basically a walk thru the cemetery, we didnt know till we see this...
This is suppose to be the house for the undertaker...
The Garden...
Finally after 10mins of climbing, we finally reached!
Before even entering the temple, the surroundings are filled with nice autumn leaves..that we couldnt resist taking some pictures.
It looks exactly like this from far..maybe better than what i took...Its definitely worthwhile all the journey!
Its fairly important how the sky and lighting are that make a nice photo..seems like im in luck on that day!
The first entrance leading to the temple.
Finally at the temple
Need to pay for the entrance fee of 300 yen per pax
The lucky charm booth! I bought a few charms here!
View from the top! The famous Otowa-no-taki, the waterfall where visitors drink for health, longevity, and success in studies
Behind Kiyomizudera's main hall stands Jishu Shrine, a shrine dedicated to the deity of love and matchmaking.
The charms etc are very popular with the crowds as well
The kid just want to be in my picture..
In front of the shrine are two stones, placed 18 meters apart. Successfully finding your way from one to the other with your eyes closed is said to bring luck in finding love. You can also have someone guide you from one stone to the other, but that is interpreted to mean that an intermediary will be needed in your love life as well.
After we are done, we made our way down to the Otowa Waterfall which is located at the base of Kiyomizudera's main hall.
Its waters are divided into three separate streams, and visitors use cups attached to long poles to drink from them. Each stream's water is said to have a different benefit, namely to cause longevity, success at school and a fortunate love life. However, drinking from all three streams is considered greedy.
I cant remembered which is for which, but i guess i drank from the last 2 streams...still considered greedy...lol
Despite the long queue, the crowds are cheerful while queuing for their turn
The famous main hall of Kiyomizudera!
We are glad that we made our choice to visit the temple on a Saturday instead of Sunday which in my later post will explain why. Its definitely a must go attraction if you are at Kyoto!
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