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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6882]

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Tourists in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Tourists wearing kimono walk near Kiyomizudera, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Dec. 5. 2017.

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Calligraphy expressing hope for reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - Hisaki Miyadate (R), vice governor of Iwate Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, holds a calligraphy work of Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto, at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka on Nov. 8, 2011. The Japanese kanji character for ''kizuna'' (bond) represented in the work was chosen by the Buddhist priest as an expression of hope for reconstruction from the disaster.

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Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The main building of Kiyomizudera, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, and its trademark stage are lit up in a test March 12, 2010, prior to the start of the lighting for tourists the following day.

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'Tiger' chosen as kanji character of yr

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto, paints the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''tiger,'' at the temple on Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbol of the year in an annual poll conducted by a Kyoto-based association. It was chosen because the Central League baseball club Hanshin Tigers has bolstered public sentiment by winning the league pennant for the first time in 18 years.

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Kiyomizudera Temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto is illuminated March 28 ahead of the spring sightseeing season. The lighting up is an annual event that began in 1992 to allow people to visit the temple in the evening. The main hall of the Buddhist temple, built over a cliff, has a spacious veranda which affords a panoramic view of the ancient Japanese capital.

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'Return' chosen as kanji character of year

KYOTO, Japan - Chief priest Seihan Mori of the Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto brush-paints the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''return,'' at the temple Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbolic of the past year in an annual popular poll promoted by a Kyoto-based association. It was chosen partly because the year saw the Japanese economy returning to its level prior to the bubble economy and five Japanese abducted to North Korea in the late 1970s returning to Japan.

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Kiyomizudera lit up

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto is lit up Nov. 16, as the ancient Japanese capital greets the best season for sightseeing. Visitors will be allowed to view the temple between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. from Nov. 16 through Dec. 8.

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Kiyomizudera Temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto is illuminated along with its cheery trees March 28 in preparation for the spring sightseeing season. The lighting up is an annual event that began in 1992 to allow people to visit the temple in the evening. The main hall of the Buddhist temple, built over a cliff, has a spacious veranda which affords a panoramic view of Kyoto.

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'Sen' chosen as kanji of the year

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, head priest of Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto, writes the Chinese character 'sen' (meaning fight or war), which was chosen Dec. 12 as the 'Kanji of the Year' in an annual poll sponsored by the Japan Kanji Competence Examination Association. The calligraphy is dedicated to the temple, pictured in the background, to be kept there for a year.

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Kiyomizudera Temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto is lit up Nov. 16, 2001 as the ancient Japanese capital greets the best season for sightseeing.

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'Kin' chosen as kanji of the year

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, head priest of Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto, writes the Chinese character 'kin' (meaning gold or money), which was chosen Dec. 12 as the 'Kanji of the Year' in an annual poll sponsored by the Japan Kanji Competence Examination Association. The calligraphy is dedicated to the temple, pictured in the background, to be kept there for a year.

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Landslide buries Kiyomizu temple's tea house

A landslide triggered by heavy rain crushes a teahouse (bottom right) at the Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto on June 27. The teahouse owner and his wife were trapped but later rescued. Heavy rains hit the Kansai (western Japan) area on the day.

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Landslide buries teahouse at Kiyomizudera temple

Students on a school trip look at a heavy rain-triggered landslide which buried a teahouse in the compound of the Kiyomizudera temle in Kyoto on June 27.

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Kiyomizudera Temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto is illuminated along with its cheery trees March 28 in preparation for the spring sightseeing season. The lighting up is an annual event that began in 1992 to allow people to visit the temple in the evening. The main hall of the Buddhist temple, built over a cliff, has a spacious veranda which affords a panoramic view of Kyoto.

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'Tiger' chosen as kanji character of yr

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto, paints the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''tiger,'' at the temple on Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbol of the year in an annual poll conducted by a Kyoto-based association. It was chosen because the Central League baseball club Hanshin Tigers has bolstered public sentiment by winning the league pennant for the first time in 18 years. (Kyodo)

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'Return' chosen as kanji character of year

KYOTO, Japan - Chief priest Seihan Mori of the Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto brush-paints the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''return,'' at the temple Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbolic of the past year in an annual popular poll promoted by a Kyoto-based association. It was chosen partly because the year saw the Japanese economy returning to its level prior to the bubble economy and five Japanese abducted to North Korea in the late 1970s returning to Japan. (Kyodo)

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Tourists in Kyoto

Tourists wearing kimono walk near Kiyomizudera, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Dec. 5. 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bamboo grooves near Kiyomizudera Temple

Stereograph depicting rickshaws on the Gojo-zaka slope surrounded by bamboo groves. The two women, one with a parasol, are passengers on the rickshaw pulled by the man with an amigasa hat. Bamboo fencing made of bamboo grass tied to bamboo poles prevents the bamboo from encroaching upon the path. Taken prior to 1909, when the slope was expanded to a width of 7.2 meters. Taken by Herbert G. Ponting in 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐1‐0]

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Kiyomizudera Temple

The West Gate and Sanjuno-to (three-story pagoda) of Kiyomizu Temple looking from the east side of Nio Gate. The stairs on the right lead to the West Gate and those on the left directly to the pagoda. The western slope of the gate has kishigoma lanterns. The West Gate, built in 1631, is a kirizuma structure with hiwada roof. The pagoda was built around 1633 and has roof tiles.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐43‐0]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The balcony off the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple seen from Okuno-in, facing west-northwest. There are four people on the balcony. The fallen leaves in the South Garden suggest winter. The balcony was renovated in 1633. The yosemune style building is roofed entirely with hinoki tree bark. Wings flank the west side and the east and west of the south side. The wooden fencing inside the railing is to prevent people from falling. The approach stretches westward to the left through the South Garden.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number89‐5‐0]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The balcony off the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple seen from Okuno-in, facing west-northwest. There are four people on the balcony. The fallen leaves in the South Garden suggest winter. The balcony was renovated in 1633. The yosemune style building is roofed entirely with hinoki tree bark. Wings flank the west side and the east and west of the south side. The wooden fencing inside the railing is to prevent people from falling. The approach stretches westward to the left through the South Garden.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐40‐0]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The balcony off the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple seen from Okuno-in, facing west-northwest. No people are visible on the balcony, and the trees in the South Garden are winter bare. The balcony was renovated in 1633. The building is in the yosemune style with a hiwadabuki roof. Wings flank the west side and the east and west of the south side. The approach stretches to the west in the South Garden on the left.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number86‐13‐0]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

Balcony of the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple seen from Okuno-in, facing west-northwest. Among the sightseers there are women with parasols. It is probably the beginning of summer because the trees are lush with leaves. The terrace was renovated in 1633. The building is in the yosemune style, and the roof is made entirely of hinoki tree bark. Wings flank the west side and the east and west of the south side. Jinushi Shinto Shrine is partially visible behind the main hall. The wooden fencing inside the railing was apparently installed to prevent people from falling.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐13‐0]

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Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

View (from the left) of Okuno-in, Amitabha Hall, and the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple, looking from the south garden. Mt. Otowa is visible in the background. A number of trees had been planted, but the South Garden was not as yet complete. The cherry trees and maple trees stand at irregular intervals, and the temple approach has not yet been made. This photo is thought to have been taken before 1898 when regular temple maintenance procedures were established.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐6‐0]

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Nagasaki Kiyomizudera Temple

Kiyomizudera seen a short time before photograph #3854 was taken. A temple of the Shingon sect of Buddhism, it was founded by the Buddhist priest Keijun in 1623. There is a bell tower to the right when going up the stairs. The outer shape of the gate is square; the inside features an arch. The main building of the temple is in the centre of the photograph. It is made of wood, has a tiled roof, and is of the one-storied irimoya style. The Taishi-do hall is to the left of the main hall. Below that stands Shotendo which was built in 1822, burned to the ground, and was later rebuilt.==Date:Middle Meiji (1883-1897), Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number75‐16‐0]

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Votive boards in the cloisters,Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

Interior of the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple, facing east, with huge symmetrically arranged columns and various sized ema (votive picture tablets) donated by temple followers hanging from the ceiling. Since the ema at the top of the column in the left foreground was offered in November 1887, this photo was taken sometime after that date. Sunlight enters from amid the columns to the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number68‐18‐0]

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Nagasaki Kiyomizudera Temple

Nagasaki Kiyomizudera Temple==Date:about 1872, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Uchida Kuichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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A view from Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The streets of Kyoto seen from the stone stairs in front of the western gate of Kiyomizu Temple, facing west. The tea shop in front of the gate is visible behind Nio Gate to the right. Koyasu Pagoda is visible among the branches of the pine tree in the centre. The pagoda was transferred to the southern hillside of the South Garden in 1910 when the temple underwent precinct maintenance work. The city of Kyoto is visible in the background.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number63‐1‐0]

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Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The Nio Gate of Kiyomizu Temple. There are stone lanterns on both the north and the south sides of the stone stairway in front of the gate. The west gate and the three-story pagoda are visible on the far right. Built during the Muromachi Era (1392-1573), the Nio Gate had three rooms and one door with a hiwadabuki (bark-covered) roof. The statue of Kongo Rikishi is situated in the area surrounded by a kongo fence (a fence made of vertical stakes with decoratively shaped finials resembling the ritual object called kongosho used in esoteric Buddhist rites) with lattice work above it. Today, statues of guardian dogs stand in front of the stone lanterns bearing the inscription Kiyomizu Temple. Taken by Felix Beato.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number62‐29‐0]

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A view from Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The streets of Kyoto seen from the stone stairs in front of the western gate of Kiyomizu Temple. The tea shop in front of the gate is visible behind Nio Gate to the right. Koyasu Pagoda is visible among the branches of the pine tree in the centre. The pagoda was transferred to the southern hillside of the South Garden in 1910 when the temple underwent precinct maintenance work. Taken by Felix Beato.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number62‐11‐0]

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Votive boards in the cloisters,Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

Interior of the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple, facing east, with huge symmetrically arranged columns and various sized ema (votive picture tablets) donated by temple followers hanging from the ceiling. Since the ema at the top of the column in the left foreground was offered in November 1887, this photo was taken sometime after that date. Sunlight enters from amid the columns to the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number61‐15‐0]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Cloisters in Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

Interior of the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple, facing east, with huge symmetrically arranged columns and various sized ema (votive picture tablets) donated by temple followers hanging from the ceiling. Since the ema at the top of the column in the left foreground was offered in November 1887, this photo was taken sometime after that date. Sunlight enters from amid the columns to the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐32‐2]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

View (from the left) of Okuno-in, Amitabha Hall, and the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple, looking from the south garden. Mt. Otowa is visible in the background. A number of trees had been planted, but the South Garden was not as yet complete. The cherry trees and maple trees stand at irregular intervals, and the temple approach has not yet been made. This photo is thought to have been taken before 1898 when regular temple maintenance procedures were established.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐20‐0]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The balcony off the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple seen from Okuno-in, facing west-northwest. There are two people on the balcony. The fallen leaves in the South Garden suggest winter. The balcony was renovated in 1633. The yosemune style building is roofed entirely with hinoki tree bark. Wings flank the west side and the east and west of the south side. The wooden fencing inside the railing is to prevent people from falling. The approach stretches westward to the left through the South Garden.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐20‐0]

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Nio Gate at Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto

The streets of Kyoto seen from the stone stairs in front of the west gate of Kiyomizu Temple. The tea shop in front of the gate is visible behind the Nio Gate on the right. The Koyasu Pagoda is visible among the branches on the left. The Pagoda was moved to the southern hillside of the South Garden in 1910 when the temple underwent precinct maintenance work. The city of Kyoto is visible in the background. A street vendor and children wearing yukata (summer kimono) are captured in the picture.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐19‐0]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Suzuki Shin-ichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Suzuki Shin-ichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Three-tiered pagoda at Kiyomizudera Temple

Three-tiered pagoda at Kiyomizudera Temple==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Nio Gate at Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto

Nio Gate at Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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View of NAGASAKI from graveyard near koshima

A view of the central part of Nagasaki from around the cemetery of Donnoyama in Koshima to the upper right of Shokakuji in Nagasaki. To the right is Kiyomizudera, and the building in the centre left is the sanatorium built by Pompe, the predecessor of Nagasaki Medical College.==Date:1864, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number28‐27‐0]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Nagasaki Kiyomizudera Temple

The overall view of Kiyomizu Temple in Nagasaki. In the center is the main hall, to the left the Taishido, and below that the Seitendo. The bell tower stands to the right of the main hall with steps in between. This temple has the oldest bell in Nagasaki.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number21‐20‐0]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

(The same as the photo numbered 5-43, but from a point nearer to the building.) There are no people seen on the stage.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number16‐48‐0]

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Nagasaki Kiyomizudera Temple

Kiyomizudera of the Shingon Sect in Nagasaki in shown in the centre. Houses line the stone steps of the main hall, but it is a cemetery at present. The temple was built in 1668 as a copy of the Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto. This photo was taken from the cemetery at Shokakuji Temple.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number15‐40‐0]

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Bamboo groove at Gojozaka Slope

The location to the east of Gojo Ohashi in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto City. The slope leading from Otani Honro to Kiyomizudera Temple is approximately 400 m long. High bamboo trees grow on both sides, and the border of the road is divided by a brushwood fence.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐27‐0]

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Otowa kannon statue at kyoto kiyomizudera temple

The Shakado, Amidado and Okunoin are located down the corridors from the main hall of Kyomizu Temple. The Amidado is said to be the place where Honen started his meditations. The main Buddha is the wooden Dainichi Nyoraizo (or Denkannon) with samurai standing on both sides. Stone lanterns stand in front of the stone pagoda.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐2‐0]