In and Around Kiyomizudera

Above, visitors near the Otowa Waterfall at Kiyomizudera. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The first time I ever saw Kiyomizudera in Kyoto was in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II (1993). A few years later (in 2004) it was one of our stops during G-TOUR. Since then, I revisited Kiyomizudera in October 2015.

Metropolis Japan has posted an article on "24 Hours In and Around Kiyomizudera". 

They begin it with:

Mention Japan and sightseeing and the first name that will come to most people’s minds is Kyoto. Ranked the world’s best big city by readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine in 2020, it’s the kind of place you can spend several days touring around, yet only scratch the surface. 

Many who go there attempt to tick off as many temples and shrines as they can. That’s fine if you have a week or so in the city, but for those with limited time, cramming in too many sites can be tiring. During our short visit, we decided to stay in just one area, close to the renowned Kiyomizudera Temple. Despite only having 24 hours, we still managed to fit quite a bit in, without exhausting ourselves.

Above, the Kiyomizudera stage is probably the temple's most famous feature. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Kiyomizudera is covered in The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan, by the way.

To read the full article (and see some nice photos), go here.