New Year's Eve Bell

About this event

The famous wooden stage of Kiyomizu-dera Temple rings with the tolling of the bell 108 times on New Year's Eve, one of Kyoto's most cherished traditions. Worshippers gather on the temple's iconic hillside platform with views over the city as the old year gives way to the new. The spectacle of the illuminated temple against the winter night sky is unforgettable.