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The wooden Kiyomizu Stage of Kiyomizu-dera temple above Kyoto

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Kiyomizu-dera

Seyfi Cem Baskin

清水寺778 西暦 – 2024 西暦

The hillside wooden temple in eastern Kyoto — famous for its 13-metre Kiyomizu Stage jutting over the valley and Otowa waterfall — ranks fifth among missing sites in our EN/DE/TR/ZH pageview audit and is a core monument of UNESCO's Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.

Early MedievalMedievalEarly ModernYamato JapanTokugawa
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所在地

Japan

34.99°N · 135.78°E · アジア

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Founded

778 CE beside Otowa waterfall

Kiyomizu Stage

~13 m high wooden platform — nail-free keying

Renovation

Major stage rebuild completed 2020

UNESCO

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (1994)

Graphite pencil sketch banner of Kiyomizu-dera
Graphite pencil sketch banner of Kiyomizu-dera

“Kiyomizu-dera's cantilevered stage is a textbook of Japanese timber engineering — keyed columns, massive overhang, and ritual landscape fused on a steep site.”

所在地

概要

Kiyomizu-dera stands on the slopes of Mount Otowa in eastern Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded in 778 CE beside the Otowa waterfall; the present layout reflects Tokugawa-era patronage and periodic rebuilds following fire. The Kiyomizu Stage (butai) — a vast wooden platform supported on tall pillars without nails in the traditional keying system — projects over the hillside and offers views across Kyoto to the west.

The main hall enshrines Kannon (Avalokiteshvara); the Jishu Shrine within the precinct is popular for love divination. Pilgrims drink from three streams of the Otowa waterfall for health, longevity, or academic success (tradition advises choosing only one). The temple name means "pure water temple." Night illuminations during cherry and maple seasons draw enormous crowds.

UNESCO inscribed Kiyomizu-dera among the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto in 1994. The 2017–2020 renovation replaced stage and roof timbers while preserving medieval proportions. Together with Fushimi Inari-taisha and Tōdai-ji, it represents the pilgrimage architecture that defines Japan's search interest in sacred sites.

重要性

Kiyomizu-dera's cantilevered stage is a textbook of Japanese timber engineering — keyed columns, massive overhang, and ritual landscape fused on a steep site. Its UNESCO Kyoto cluster status and seasonal illumination make it the Buddhist counterpart to Fushimi Inari's Shinto torii in global travel search.

証拠と解釈

確立された事実と議論が続く事柄を区別する。

確立された事実

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  • Temple chronicles and dendrochronology date major rebuilds and the 2020 stage timber replacement.
  • Medieval pilgrimage routes and Edo-period guidebooks describe the stage and Otowa rites.

学術的推論

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  • Tokugawa patronage stabilised the hillside complex after repeated fires in the 16th–17th centuries.

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出典

  • History of Japanese Art — Mason, Penelope (2004)
  • UNESCO — Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyotoリンク

よくある質問

Kiyomizu-deraはどこにありますか？

Kiyomizu-deraはJapanに位置しています。

Kiyomizu-deraの年代はいつ頃ですか？

Kiyomizu-deraはおよそ778 西暦 – 2024 西暦のものとされています。

Kiyomizu-deraはどの文明に関連していますか？

Kiyomizu-deraはYamato Japan, Tokugawa文明に関連しています。

Kiyomizu-deraが重要な理由は何ですか？

Kiyomizu-dera's cantilevered stage is a textbook of Japanese timber engineering — keyed columns, massive overhang, and ritual landscape fused on a steep site.

Kiyomizu-deraはユネスコ世界遺産ですか？

はい — Kiyomizu-deraはユネスコ世界遺産に登録されています。

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