Temple Jump

Temple Jump

Kiyomizu-Dera is a Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto in Japan. People used to jump off its 43 feet stage due to a belief that those who survived the fall would have their wish granted. Of the 234 jumps recorded during the Edo period, 85.4% survived.

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