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Kiyomizu-dera

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Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Japan

Best of: Temple, Buddhism

Description:

Kiyomizu-dera, officially Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. Kiyomizu-dera was founded in the early Heian period. The temple was founded in 778 by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, and its present buildings were constructed in 1633, ordered by the Tokugawa Iemitsu. [More Details]

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