Posts Tagged ‘kiyomizudera’
What is a Mizuba?
Washing at the mizuba is an important part of visiting temples. At the main gate, if there is a mizuba washbasin you should purify your hands and mouth. The water here at Kiyomizudera was lovely – fresh and cold – of course the word ‘kiyomizudera’ [Read More]
Kyoto Baum
The Baum cake is one of the most popular types of cake in Japan. Originally it comes from Germany and its appearance looks similar to many tree rings. These rings are layers of sponge. Due to the many rings appearance of the Baumkuchen cake, the Japanese associate it with [Read More]