Day 3: Kiyomizu Dera

This temple had AMAZING sakura (cherry blossoms) everywhere and there were a lot of tourists from all over - even people from other parts of Japan - dressed up in kimono and immersing themselves in the culture. Maisie decided to take a nap on this one lol

Very large grounds - the main part of the temple was way at the top of a hill and had a veranda looking over the entire area.

Fun facts: this temple's been there for over 1,200 years, and just once had to rebuild some parts due to a fire, but even that was 400 years ago. Also they don't use any nails for building the temple and the outside structure - they just "Lincoln log" it.

There was a little hill leading up to the temple, filled with shops and food vendors. It was a mad house. But we really enjoyed the view and ate some yummy snacks.Read more