11/1 Temples and Shrines
11/1/23 Weather: 73 degrees and sunny Started off with Kiyomizu-dera temple founded in year 778 Kiyomizu-dera was founded in the early Heian period . [2] By 778, it was owned by the Buddhist Kita-Hosso sect under Enchin Shonin . He was a priest from Nara (capital of Japan from 710 to 784), who received a vision to construct the temple next to the Otowa spring. [3] Lots of school tours here. They all look so cute! Got my first “Go Cougs” just two hours after leaving the hotel, at a temple no less. Perhaps we should have said a prayer for the football team. Massive complex. Just the sheer strength of the wood in these places boggles my mind. Main building “The Hondo” built in the 1600s. Wood buildings lasting 100’s of years. Wild. About 2-3 weeks early for peak fall colors but they are starting to change. Carrie doing the sacred waters ceremony. Went back to our hotel for just a moment. This is where we are staying. Fish on...