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Reiyukai Shakaden Hall

Reiyukai Shakaden Hall is this space ship looking temple. It is a branch of Japanese Buddhism (from what I understand). Besides a prayer hall, there are a few amenities and even free Japanese lessons.

I was hoping to check this out, but unfortunately they were closed. This might have been due to the holidays that were happening at the time, Oban Festival and Mountain Day.

Nonetheless, I took pictures of Jacob infront of it.

On the back side, there was drums and music going on. This was also part of the festival. We checked it out, but did not want to intrude.

 

 

 

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Kiyomizu-dera temple and Otowa Waterfall

Kiyomizu-dera is one of the famous temples in Kyoto (there are many tho).

It is an UNESCO World Heritage site!

After getting off the bus, we walked up a slightly inclined street. Along the way, many vendors and store fronts! It was busy.

 

Finally we came upon Kiyomizu-dera, you can see the steps leading to Nio-mon (the entrance) and Sai-mon right next to it.

 

After taking pictures and offering prayers, we walked down some stairs and seen the Otowa Waterfalls.

There was a long line, but once you get to the waterfall, you grab a ladle from the storage and reach for one of the 3 sprouts.