清水寺 · Buddhist temple
By the temple's own account, more than 1,250 years have passed since its foundation, which it traces to a priest who found a pure spring welling up deep in Mount Otowa.
The Main Hall is the centre of the site, with an innermost sanctuary behind the public area.
The hours below are the times published by the temple.
| Temple gates open | 6:00Kiyomizu-dera — visiting and access |
|---|---|
| Temple gates close | 18:00 (18:30 in July and August)Kiyomizu-dera — visiting and access |
| Goshuin desk opens | around 8:00 — no closing time is statedKiyomizu-dera — opening hours notice |
The 18:30 summer closing is also listed by the city tourism guide.
Address: Kiyomizu 1-chome 294, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
This route starts at Kiyomizu-dera, whose published opening time is 6:00. Kodai-ji, the next stop, opens at 9:00.
This shows the order of the walk. It is a diagram, not a map, and not to scale. Walking times are map-route estimates between the listed locations.
| History and background, What you can see | Kiyomizu-dera — English site |
|---|---|
| Temple gates open, Temple gates close, Getting there | Kiyomizu-dera — visiting and access |
| Goshuin desk opens | Kiyomizu-dera — opening hours notice |
Information checked: September 3, 2026.