Nagasaki Kiyomizudera Temple

大正初期の清水寺の絵葉書｡寺は真言宗､元和9年僧慶順の開創｡写真では中央の階段を上がった右側が鐘楼堂､外が方形､内が弓窩の石門｡正面は木造､本瓦葺､単層入母屋の本堂､その左手には同じ作りの大師堂｡その下には文政5年建てられて焼失後重建された聖天堂である｡Picture postcard of Kiyomizudera at the beginning of the Taisho Period. A temple of the Shingon sect of Buddhism, it was founded by the Buddhist priest Keijun in 1623. There is a bell tower to the right when going up the stairs. The outer shape of the gate is square; the inside features an arch. The main building of the temple is in the centre of the photograph. It is made of wood, has a tiled roof, and is of the one-storied irimoya style. The Taishi-do hall is to the left of the main hall. Below that stands Shotendo which was built in 1822, burned to the ground, and was later rebuilt