Kiyomizu temple pavilion
posted April 28, 2003
Kiyomizu-dera was built in 798, and rebuilt in 1633, so they should get about 500 more years out of the current timbers, if things go well. This veranda, built without a single nail, is immortalized in the Japanese expression, “Kiyomizu no butai kara tobioriru”, to jump off the veranda at Kiyomizu-dera, which describes something done with reckless daring. This is one of the basic cliche photos that you must take in Kyoto.
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