![Sai-mon (West Gate) Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654101.kmsVk4bh.KIXSep06238.jpg) Sai-mon (West Gate) Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto |
![Kiyomizu-dera - Higashiyama-ku (Eastern Mountain district) Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654102.N6868lpw.KIXSep06241.jpg) Kiyomizu-dera - Higashiyama-ku (Eastern Mountain district) Kyoto |
![Kiyomizu-dera - also called Ro-Mon (Tower or Red Gate)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654105.YKtKsjbC.KIXSep06246.jpg) Kiyomizu-dera - also called Ro-Mon (Tower or Red Gate) |
![The temple was founded in 798AD but most buildings date from 1633](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654107.H5rSevBM.KIXSep06247.jpg) The temple was founded in 798AD but most buildings date from 1633 |
![West Gate at the top of Kyoto's Teapot Lake (Chawan-zaka)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654029.mVSs2vR0.KIXSep06104.jpg) West Gate at the top of Kyoto's Teapot Lake (Chawan-zaka) |
![Detail of the Sai-mon/Ro-mon gate, Kiyomizu-dera](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654032.hXGDEnqo.KIXSep06107.jpg) Detail of the Sai-mon/Ro-mon gate, Kiyomizu-dera |
![West Gate/Tower Gate, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654033.f3PLFINe.KIXSep06109.jpg) West Gate/Tower Gate, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Sanjunoto, Three-tier pagoda, and Kyodo (sutra hall) Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654034.CsBknwVM.KIXSep06110.jpg) Sanjunoto, Three-tier pagoda, and Kyodo (sutra hall) Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![One of the minor temples at Kiyomizu-dera (Tamurado?)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654098.eroCOPm7.KIXSep06233.jpg) One of the minor temples at Kiyomizu-dera (Tamurado?) |
![Most of the present structures were built in 1633 under Tokugawa Shogun Iemitsu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654035.46C3frwb.KIXSep06112.jpg) Most of the present structures were built in 1633 under Tokugawa Shogun Iemitsu |
![Kiyomizu-dera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/66848936.fTdDu7KF.KIXSep06219.jpg) Kiyomizu-dera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site |
![Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/66848937.H4ofJjDt.KIXSep06223.jpg) Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto |
![Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654096.BwIuEK1i.KIXSep06225.jpg) Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654097.0pX2fajC.KIXSep06231.jpg) Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto |
![Sanjunoto pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654099.8B4IVfaZ.KIXSep06234.jpg) Sanjunoto pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Detail of the Sanjunoto pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654100.MR8eEGfB.KIXSep06237.jpg) Detail of the Sanjunoto pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera |
![Sanjunoto pagoda contains a statue of Koyasu Kannon, goddess of childbirth](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654103.gQvE2yxw.KIXSep06242.jpg) Sanjunoto pagoda contains a statue of Koyasu Kannon, goddess of childbirth |
![Shoro Bell Tower, 1596, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/93242742.ey0QATmn.KIXSep06108.JPG) Shoro Bell Tower, 1596, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Shoro bell tower, cast in 1478, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654104.PCPIFMjV.KIXSep06244.jpg) Shoro bell tower, cast in 1478, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Fountain, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654093.WIGukZSA.KIXSep06220.jpg) Fountain, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto |
![Purification fountain in the form of a dragon, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654036.MGXmwfh1.KIXSep06114.jpg) Purification fountain in the form of a dragon, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Corner of the famous terrace (butai) of the main hall, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654037.SnVTNwrY.KIXSep06117.jpg) Corner of the famous terrace (butai) of the main hall, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Amida-do Buddha Hall containing the Eleven-Headed, Thousand-Armed Kannon](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654086.3cLrwak4.KIXSep06211.jpg) Amida-do Buddha Hall containing the Eleven-Headed, Thousand-Armed Kannon |
![Asakura-do, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/93242744.i5T0b38n.KIXSep06116.JPG) Asakura-do, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Buddha footprints, Asakura-do, Kiyomizu-dera](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654089.3WwitU6s.KIXSep06214.jpg) Buddha footprints, Asakura-do, Kiyomizu-dera |
![Hondo, or Main Hall of Kiyomizu-dera with the famous veranda, or butai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654059.5UIELbtL.KIXSep06184.jpg) Hondo, or Main Hall of Kiyomizu-dera with the famous veranda, or butai |
![Hondo, or Main Hall of Kiyomizu-dera](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654055.mXhEX4Zn.KIXSep06163.jpg) Hondo, or Main Hall of Kiyomizu-dera |
![KIXSep06 213.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654088.ofWjPM1Q.KIXSep06213.jpg) KIXSep06 213.jpg |
![KIXSep06 215.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654090.4azqmoKZ.KIXSep06215.jpg) KIXSep06 215.jpg |
![Hon-do (Main Hall) Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654091.uWB8Y63K.KIXSep06216.jpg) Hon-do (Main Hall) Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Amida Nyorai (Buddha of the Western Paradise), Amida-do, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654060.0ISAvPcs.KIXSep06186.jpg) Amida Nyorai (Buddha of the Western Paradise), Amida-do, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Amida Nyorai (Buddha of the Western Paradise)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654039.SoQGaRuI.KIXSep06122.jpg) Amida Nyorai (Buddha of the Western Paradise) |
![Amida-do, Kiyomizu-dera](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654041.ndLQnNjQ.KIXSep06126.jpg) Amida-do, Kiyomizu-dera |
![View of Kyoto (Kyoto Tower and JR Station area) from Kiyomizu-dera](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654040.s8JouigH.KIXSep06124.jpg) View of Kyoto (Kyoto Tower and JR Station area) from Kiyomizu-dera |
![Kiyomizu-dera Temple,Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654042.5Map6zou.KIXSep06127.jpg) Kiyomizu-dera Temple,Kyoto |
![Sunjunoto Pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654043.iMYEBR1A.KIXSep06135.jpg) Sunjunoto Pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Sunjunoto Pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654044.8g1hUDJc.KIXSep06139.jpg) Sunjunoto Pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera |
![Sunjunoto Pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654048.PYjmhnmE.KIXSep06149.jpg) Sunjunoto Pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera |
![Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654049.JlmTEIjv.KIXSep06151.jpg) Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto |
![Kiyomizu-dera, Pure Water Temple, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654050.wiIcQxxS.KIXSep06154.jpg) Kiyomizu-dera, Pure Water Temple, Kyoto |
![Hondo, or Main Hall of Kiyomizu-dera, supported on wooden pillars](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654045.cnJABB5K.KIXSep06140.jpg) Hondo, or Main Hall of Kiyomizu-dera, supported on wooden pillars |
![Koyasu-no To pagoda, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/93242746.oX0BTgW4.KIXSep06138.JPG) Koyasu-no To pagoda, Kyoto |
![Hondo, or Main Hall of Kiyomizu-dera, with its famous terrace, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654056.RhG816rx.KIXSep06165.jpg) Hondo, or Main Hall of Kiyomizu-dera, with its famous terrace, Kyoto |
![Hondo, or Main Hall of Kiyomizu-dera, with its famous terrace, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654057.qfhdBtBr.KIXSep06166.jpg) Hondo, or Main Hall of Kiyomizu-dera, with its famous terrace, Kyoto |
![Stairs to Jishu-jinja, a matchmaking shrine](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654038.OnK0DJEZ.KIXSep06118.jpg) Stairs to Jishu-jinja, a matchmaking shrine |
![Jishu-jinja, a Shino Shrine behind Kiyomizu Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654062.6bJQieQ5.KIXSep06191.jpg) Jishu-jinja, a Shino Shrine behind Kiyomizu Temple |
![Okuninushino-Mikoto, Japanese god of love and good matches](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654065.AUYugehz.KIXSep06195.jpg) Okuninushino-Mikoto, Japanese god of love and good matches |
![Jishu-jinja Shrine, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654066.wox3vW0e.KIXSep06196.jpg) Jishu-jinja Shrine, Kyoto |
![Okuninushino-Mikoto, Japanese god of love and good matches](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654074.5wDYzTnY.KIXSep06201.jpg) Okuninushino-Mikoto, Japanese god of love and good matches |
![Match-makers Shrine - good luck charms](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654064.Nji9mjNb.KIXSep06192.jpg) Match-makers Shrine - good luck charms |
![Jishu-jinju, Shinto shrine, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654067.debkas6V.KIXSep06197.jpg) Jishu-jinju, Shinto shrine, Kyoto |
![Jishu-jinju, Shinto shrine, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654068.oZ6coTQu.KIXSep06198.jpg) Jishu-jinju, Shinto shrine, Kyoto |
![Paper lanterns, Jishu-jinju](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654070.MclposRX.KIXSep06199.jpg) Paper lanterns, Jishu-jinju |
![Kitsune, the White Fox, messenger of Oinari](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654072.eJJZr8U7.KIXSep06200.jpg) Kitsune, the White Fox, messenger of Oinari |
![Jishu-jinju - the matchmaker's shrine, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654076.ezGvRcNV.KIXSep06202.jpg) Jishu-jinju - the matchmaker's shrine, Kyoto |
![Jishu-jinju - the matchmaker's shrine, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654078.nqHUz70M.KIXSep06203.jpg) Jishu-jinju - the matchmaker's shrine, Kyoto |
![Jishu-jinju Shrine, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654080.BiVUno4N.KIXSep06204.jpg) Jishu-jinju Shrine, Kyoto |
![Love Stone, Jishu-jinja](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/93242008.7wCJAVov.KIXSep06205.JPG) Love Stone, Jishu-jinja |
![Kiyomizu-dera Temple from Jishu-jinju Shrine, Kyoto](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654082.oKKp9Pp7.KIXSep06206.jpg) Kiyomizu-dera Temple from Jishu-jinju Shrine, Kyoto |
![Otowa-no-taki down below with the sacred waters](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/83654087.sMLEmVaO.KIXSep06212.jpg) Otowa-no-taki down below with the sacred waters |