Kiyomizu- dera Temple - A World Heritage Site

Before we visited Japan, we never realized how many world heritage sites Japan has..

After we landed in this country and started touring the different cities, then we discovered the numerous interesting places.

Kiyomizu- dera Temple - a world heritage site 

We are not Buddhist by religion and have no interest in going to the various temples in Japan. However, we are interested in other cultures and history of different countries and peoples.

In Kyoto, we visited the Kiyomizu- dera Temple - a world heritage site  recognized by UNESCO.

The temple was built in 778 originally but it was repeatedly destroyed by fire over the centuries. However, it was rebuilt on each occasion.




The construction of the temple was special. It was constructed with huge wood beams, large enough for a person to go through. 

Though we did not come for religious reason, we did enjoy the walk and the scenery.











In fact the scenery here is so beautiful that people from all over the country come to view it during the cherry blossom season and again in the fall for the maple leaves during autumn.

The ground of the temple was quite large and there was an admission charge going in to see the temple. The ground could be slippery when wet and this was where I fell but fortunately I was not hurt. Praise God for His protection!

I found that in Japan there were not a lot of benches or rest areas in public places or parks where people can just sit down for a rest or for a picnic.

After walking for a little while, we found a rest place for visitors and it was a welcome sight indeed!






On our way down, we had a little time visiting the shops along the route. There were many shops selling arts, crafts, interesting snacking food. We could have easily spent a couple of hours here just wondering in the shops.

A nice day for the three of us to enjoy some quality time together and were outside to get some fresh air!

R.T.
Kyoto, Japan