Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Osaka

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

清水寺· Temple

About

The temple was once called Arisudera and is said to be very old. In Kan'ei 17 (1640) the priest Enkai Daiajari received a revelation from Kanzeon Bosatsu and brought here from Kiyomizudera in Kyoto an eleven-headed, thousand-armed Kannon said to have been carved by Prince Shotoku, enshrining it as the principal image. In the Kyoho era (1716 to 1736) the temple's name was changed to Shin-Kiyomizudera. At the west end of the graveyard, making use of the view the site already had, stands a 'stage' modelled on Kiyomizudera in Kyoto. It looks out over the city, and Tsutenkaku, the landmark of southern Osaka, can be seen from it.

Translated from the Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City tourist listings (観光施設一覧, CC BY 4.0).

Getting there

Exit 5 · Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka · lift The sign at this exit reads 清水寺 Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka 419 m away in a straight line, not a walking route Open in Google Maps 大阪市天王寺区伶人町５－８

Good to know

Temple 天王寺区, Osaka

Area

Yuhigaoka 350 m from the centre of the area Shinsekai 593 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Shoman-in Temple Temple · 244 m away Isshin-ji Temple Temple · 256 m away Taihei-ji Temple Temple · 490 m away Shitenno-ji Temple Temple · 547 m away Kissyo-ji Temple Temple · 644 m away 四天王寺庚申堂 Temple · 705 m away

Listed in 大阪府・大阪市 観光施設一覧 (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0). Photo credits are on the terms page.