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  2. Kiyomizu-dera - Wikipedia

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    Kiyomizu-dera is located in the foothills of Mount Otowa, part of the Higashiyama mountain range that dominates eastern Kyoto. The main hall has a large veranda, supported by tall pillars using kakezukuri , that juts out over the hillside and offers views of the city. Large verandas and main halls were constructed at many popular sites during ...

  3. Kiyomizu-dera (Isumi, Chiba) - Wikipedia

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    Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Isumi in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.According to an alternate reading of the name in Japanese, the temple is also referred to as Seisui-ji, and is commonly known as the Kiyomizu Kannon.

  4. Kiyomizu-dera (Miyama, Fukuoka) - Wikipedia

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    Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) is a Tendai temple in Miyama, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Motoyoshizan ( 本吉山 ) . According to legend, Kiyomizu-dera was founded in the Heian period by Saichō , who went to China in 804 and 805, mastered Tendai Buddhism, and returned to Japan in 806.

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The site comprises 17 properties, including Kinkaku-ji (pictured), Ginkaku-ji, Ryōan-ji, and Kiyomizu-dera. [10] Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama: Gifu, Toyama: 1995 734; iv, v (cultural) This site comprises three villages in a remote mountain region, where the economy centred around growing of mulberry trees and rearing of ...

  6. Buddhist temples in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese word for a Buddhist monastery is tera (寺) (kun reading), and the same kanji also has the pronunciation ji (on reading), so temple names frequently end in -dera or -ji. Another ending, -in (院), is normally used to refer to minor temples. Examples of temple names that have these suffixes are Kiyomizu-dera, Enryaku-ji and Kōtoku-in.

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    Image credits: Furious Thoughts You can also use Google Earth to explore the planet and various cities, locations, and landscapes using coordinates.The program covers most of the globe (97% back ...

  8. Gojōzaka - Wikipedia

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    Gojōzaka (五条坂 ごじょうざか Gojōzaka) [1] is a street running from east to west in the vicinity of the Kiyomizu-dera temple, in the city of Kyoto, Japan.The street runs for about 400m from Kiyomizu-zaka Street (east) to the intersection of Gojō and Higashi Ōji Streets (west). [2]

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    In the 1970s, Kem McNair and Charley Baldwin put the relatively unknown town on the map by winning East Coast surfing titles. Since then, the town has remained in the spotlight, hosting a premier ...