Kyoto, once the capital, is among the best-preserved cities in Japan. Charming temples and shrines, alluring parks and gardens, exquisite wooden houses with tiled roofs, and remarkably authentic cuisine!

Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto @ November 2016 Photo: Huseyin Karadeniz

Kiyomizudera (清水寺, “Pure Water Temple”), one of the most dazzling and celebrated Buddhist temples of Kyoto, Japan. It truly reflects the deep-rooted history of Land of the Rising Sun; Nippon; Japan.

On a warm fall day afternoon, two delightful friends and I decided to kickoff our Kyoto tour from Kiyomizudera Temple. Once we arrived there, the colors of the view was already giving a feast to visitors’ eyes as the clouds in the sky accompany them.