Name: Kiyomizudera  Kiyomizudera, Kyoto Photo: Alan Tarver   Alternate Name:   Address: Higashiyama-ku, Kiyomizu, 1-chome  Mailing Address:   City: Kyoto-shi  State: Kyoto-hu  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=34.9667; long=135.8 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Contruction Date: originally 637-748 (Nara period); reconstruction in 1633  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: sunrise to sunset  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1997  Last Updated: 7/22/2000  JGarden Description: Kiyomizu-dera doesn't really have a garden, but its use of the hillsides, borrowed landscapes and stunning views from the main structure are worth noting. One of the sub-temples, Jojuin, also has a garden.

Since I have not climbed The mountains of Yoshino, I can do nothing But listen to others talk Of the cherry blossoms there.   Ki no Tsurayuki (866-946)   Kokin Wakashû   trans. by Charles Terry (?)