While making our way to the entrance of the temple. We stopped to admire and be intrigued by a group of Japanese having a dance and enjoying their picnic. Popped into a few shops to check out famous sake bottles artistic masterpieces and looked at more plastic displays outside teahouses.
Kiyomizudera – Admission fee 400Yen
Built in 1633. This huge temple on stilts was founded by Iemitsu and is now one of the most reputable Buddhist school of Kyoto.The main hall has a huge veranda which juts out over the hillside, supported by 139 15m high wooden pillars. Under her flows the Otowa-no-taki waterfall, where visitors will drink from the scared water with promises of a new life and therapeutic qualities.
South of the main hall is Koyasu0no0to. A 3-storey pagoda housing a statue of the goddess responsible for safe deliveries of newborns. And north of the main hall. A pair of love stones lurking. Apparently if you miss walking in-between the stones, your desire for love will not come true!
Every other couple of minutes you hear a gong go off. Another prayer said to which every God their desire lies.The view from the temple grounds of the city is magnificent. You could see all the way to the Kyoto Towers!
And the lighted towers and halls of the temple gave me an eerie yet dazzled sensation.
We stood amongst the crowd quietly for a moment. Taking in as much as we can, our last night in Kyoto. Thankful for all the enriching experience and stunning sights we have felt and seen. And grateful that God has kept us safe all these times.
Tomorrow afternoon. We will be flying back to Singapore. And in a week, back to sunny Sydney.
I was sad and secretly wished that Kansai airport will suddenly declare a state of emergency and shut down for a week or two. Sigh…
Nevertheless, I am very happy for experience. And glad that I have shared it with my lifetime partner and friend, Melvin.
Till our next adventure. Goodbye and see you soon Japan.
Sayonara.
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