Kyoto - 4 Four temples and a lot of walking

Day three of my stay in Kyoto. I tried to get to my first Temple of the day from Kyoto station by bus but the queues were long enough for three or four empty busses. So I decided to walk. First stop: Sanjusangen-do:

This Temple has a Kannon with thousand hands to save thousand worlds. She is supported by 1000 'little' Kannon statues and protected by 30 statues. The hall is huge. On the outside, there are archery tournaments held with a distance of more than 100 meters. Inside no pictures allowed. So only the outside.

The spring is said to help against crying children.

Next stop: Kiyomizu-Temple. That is the one with the super high terrace.

The entrance gate again is 'upstairs'. Again you feel small, when you aproach the gate.

And this is the famous terrace.

In the far distance you can see the Yasaka Pagoda.

Low down there you see the three springs, from which you can drink to get either longevity, success at school or a fortunate love life (but not all three at once).

On my way to the third stop in the small windy roads of Higashiyama.

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Third stop: Chion-in Temple. This was the temple, in which I wanted to listen to some of the 108 gongs of the bell at midnight of the the New Years eve. But the queue was so long, when I arrived (they already had started the 'performance', that it would have taken me more than two hours to get to the start.

The temple itself is being renovated right now and for this coverd completely in an ugly huge hall.

On my way to the last stop, the Shoren-in Temple, I came by the place, where I queued for the bells of this temple. 

The queue was much shorter and I almost made it to the bell (see later pictures).

The plan of the Shoren-in Temple.

The temple has a wonderfull garden, that can be viewed from the Temple building (it was raining, while I was inside)

Some strange plants in this park.

This is the bell of the Temple. I was even able to ring it, when I visited the temple this time. 

Here the view at night

This is the path to the bell at day

and at night.