Seokguram Grotto

Seokguram Grotto was a small site and different from others I’d visited. The attraction was an 8^thcentury granite Buddha housed in the side of the cliff that was enclosed within a building. This large Buddha was carved during the Silla dynasty.

Stepping up to Kiyomizu-dera

The route along Kyoto’s Gojo-dori was lined with tourist traps, but it didn’t end there. I headed to Kiyomizu-dera temple where souvenirs hovered right up to the temple steps.