Beyond Tokyo
Kiyomizu-dera
UNESCO, 1994
The temple on the hillside with its great wooden stage over the trees.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- The stage
- Go early
- Address
- Kyoto, Tokyo
- Website
- whc.unesco.org
About Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, inscribed by UNESCO in 1994 (whc.unesco.org).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Kiyomizu-dera before you go.
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