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Matsubara Dori, "Rose," is a narrow pedestrian street leading up to Kiyomizu-dera.
This street is full of shops all providing food, gifts, and services for visitors to the temple.
Here, you can get a good look at the temple visitors that have chosen to dress up in their finest kimonos for the occasion.
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Travel: 2020
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Looking down at Matsubara Dori from the temple steps, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Typical, street scene, Matsubara Dori, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
A break in the storefronts, Matsubara Dori, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Honke Nishio Yatsuhashi Kiyomizuzaka interior, Matsubara Dori, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Located nearly at the top of the street, this beautifully lit and maintained store is said to be the oldest of its kind.
Besides samples, they offer complimentary green tea to shoppers.
Honke Nishio Yatsuhashi Kiyomizuzaka offers tasting samples of all its products, Matsubara Dori, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Fans for sale, Matsubara Dori, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Haro Kiti, "Hello Kitty," dolls for sale, Matsubara Dori, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Young couple dressed traditionally for the occasion, Matsubara Dori, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
School kids do some window shopping, Matsubara Dori, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Younger children enjoying the benefits of a trip to the temple, Matsubara Dori, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Sampuru, waxy fake food displays of menu offered, neighborhood food shop, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Kyoto Pork Shumai, Matsubara Dori, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Daikon-daki, "cooked radish," neighborhood food shop, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Daikon-daki is considdered a ritualized winter serving at temples to inhibit sickness and consists of braised daikon.
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page last revised march 2020