Kiyomizu-dera renovation finished in 2020

Other renovations

Gokusaishiki colors

Famous buildings like Shakado (the place enshrines Buddha), Amidado (the place enshrines Amitabha), and the west gate are repainted in Gokusaishiki colors.

Buddhist temple is painted in Gokusai Shiki colors. Usually we cannot see them in vivid ones because sunlight made them faded away or soot of candle hides them. It is expensive to re-paint them and not the all temples afford that. In Kiyomizudera, Shakado, Amidado, the west gate, and other buildings were re-painted.

Can we visit Kiyomizudera under renovation?

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Yes, we can! We can visit the main hall and the stage! Don’t worry!

Now Kiyomizu-dera is covered with scaffolds but we can get to the main hall and the stage. Click the photo above. We can see people at the center of the stage. It is an only part we can be on.

Inside of the main hall. Nearly the same view we had before the renovation. There are white boards for construction but it looks the same before the renovation started.

This is the stage before the reconstruction started. Now, there are scaffolds are on the stage and we can visit the reduced area. The stage is around 227 square yards but the area left for us is around 45 square yards

Fortunately, we can enjoy the same view of Kinunkei (錦雲渓) valley as before. Kinunkei is considered as the paradise where Kannon, the Deity enshrined in Kiyomizudera.

Kiyomizudera statues 1: Kannnon with 1000 hands

The Gohonzon, the Buddhist statue of Kiyomizu-dera temple, is "Juichimen Senju Kannon," who saves us with 11 faces and 1,000 eyes and hands.

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2019.12.27

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ATTENTION!

Kiyomizu-dera is one of the most crowded landmark in Kyoto. Fortunately, it opens to us on 6 a.m. Most of tourists visit there around 9 a.m. or later. It would be better to enter Kiyomizu-dera before 8 a.m.

たけちよ

Believe me. I visit there every single month.