And I finally got to visit that place where I had a longing for the light-up for a long time!!
This bright red entrance greeted me
to enter the super wonderful world!
Wow this is absolutely gorgeous!
I felt as if i was in China♪
There are several altars inside the temple grounds, people pray to the gods and toss money offering into boxes.
I am sure they prayed for their AMORE (love in Italian).
Now, prepare to be amazed!
Japanese maple leaves reflected in the pond
...speechless.
The great part of this terrace is built without a single nail, that takes some technical skill.
There is a famous old saying about this terrace, expressing to make a big decision for a certain thing using such as “Kiyomizu no butai kara tobioriru” (jumping down from the terrace of kiyomizu temple).
You will know why the Kiyomizu temple is resisterd as a UNESCO World Heritage site when you see it first hand.
Also, I was not able to take pictures, but I had a opportunity to see the tsuki no niwa (the garden of moon) in the temple, and it was really beautiful. It is named like this because the garden is lit by the light of a full moon. It is open only few weeks, twice a year in spring and autumn season.
At the end of my little trip in Kyoto the imaginary charactor Mr. chubby TOTORO (from the Miyazaki Hayao Animation Film)
was standing to see me off ;)
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