KYOTO--One stone statue of an enlightened Buddhist person here cradles a cat in its arms while another holds a book inscribed ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

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Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kyoto's Kiyomizu-dera Temple, speaks to the press in the city's Higashiyama Ward on Dec. 12, ...

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As in the past, Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kyoto's iconic Kiyomizu-dera Temple, wrote the character of the year on a large board at the temple in the city's Higashiyama Ward the same day.