World heritage areas

Unidentified people are catching water flowing out of a fountain at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan. The water is believed to have therapeutic properties and drinking the water of the three streams is said to confer one with wisdom, health, and longevity. This site is named one of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites.

Numerous unidentified people are milling around at one of the buildings that makes up the Kiyomizu-dera Temple site in Kyoto, Japan. This site is named one of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites.

Image of the top of the Kiyomizu-dera Temple pagoda in Kyoto, Japan. This site is named one of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites.

Kiyomizu-dera Temple pagoda top through trees in Kyoto, Japan. This site is named one of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites.

This is an image of the underside of a roof taken from the foot of a stone wall at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan, showing off the details of the roof. This site is named one of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites.

The top of the Kiyomizu-dera Temple Pagoda in Kyoto, Japan can be seen over the tops of the trees. This site is named one of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites.

This is a photograph of stones in the rock garden at Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Ryoanji Temple (Temple of the peaceful dragon) was named a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site in 1994.

This is a photograph of two stones in the rock garden at Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Ryoanji Temple (Temple of the peaceful dragon) was named a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site in 1994.

Image of Byodo In Temple, a United Nations World Heritage Site near the ancient city of Kyoto, Japan.

Image of Byodo In Temple, a United Nations World Heritage Site near the ancient city of Kyoto, Japan.