Kyoto _ Kiyomiz-dera
Posted by ja2nyda2ny on June 23, 2008
Kyoto _ Kiyomiz-dera
When we stayed at Osaka, there were a couple days we went to Kyoto. Kyoto was very classic city. Lots of temples we visited seemed so classic and traditional. I got pretty boarding looking around the temples. (They all look the same, and I got sick of watching tons of Buddha!!)
There was one place that pulled my attention; Kiyomiz-dera. The huge temple was made of woods, and amazingly no nail was used. Many of you would remember if I said it was the temple with falling mineral water. (Or, the temple where the random lady lets Brandon to hold her baby!!)
It has its own story about the water; the older people are saying that Health, Success, and Love will be come true if you drink the water. The view was amazing – It looked pretty much like a balcony in the middle of the mountain.
In addition to the temple, there were so many shops on the way to the temple, and they all had adorable souvenirs. (I meat a boy on the way back, tried to take his picture, and he made some posture for me. J)
mynameisflip said
This particular shrine was one of the, i think two, that stood out to me just for the exact reasons you said. When I wasn’t cringing in pain from climbing that 5 mile hike uphill, it was definitely worth the effort I gave simply to get the views. That was one of the best sites we were able to go to. Even the trek up there was nice… seeing all the stores and little restaurants was just cool. That was one of the few shrines that I felt I might actually be able to, well, feel secluded in a shrine like I should.