The road up to Kiyomizu Temple is stone-paved and is, accordingly to our guide books, regarded as a preservation district. There are numerous pottery shops, many of them offering similar types of wares and across the price range with many coming as a set of two are going for between 1,000 to 1,800円. I was actually quite interested to pick up a set there and then, but Ling stopped me and said there are better bargains to be had elsewhere.
By the time we got to main lane – Kiyomizuzaka – that directly leads up temple, it was getting real crowded with both local visitors and also Chinese national tour groups all going up.
The picture below is the main highlight of the compound: the main hall’s veranda, and admission into this part of the temple requires a small 300円 fee.
To be honest, I felt the temple rather underwhelming, and that it was so crowded didn’t help things. Still, we both liked the journey to the temple itself, especially the walk through the rustic and peaceful Higashiyama area in the earlier morning before the tourist hordes descended on it.
By the time we’d returned to Higashoji Street, it was coming to noon. We decided to head back in the general direction of Mitsui Garden Hotel for a lunch at our favorite lunch place, Nishinotoin.
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