😖🙏STAGE DIVING KYŌTO-STYLE🪂😇

"To jump off the stage at Kiyomizu" (清水の舞台から飛び降りる) is similar to the English expression "taking the plunge".

In Edo times it was believed that if you survived the jump a long-held wish would be granted.

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'Young Woman Jumping from the Kiyomizu Temple Stage with an Umbrella as a Parachute' (清水の舞台より飛ぶ美人) by Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木春信 1724-1770), Utagawa Yoshiume (歌川芳梅 1819-1879) and Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延 1838–1912).

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Astonishingly, the temple recorded 234 attempts!

Although the stage is 13m high, the survival rate amongst jumpers was a good 85% (landings cushioned by bushes and the gradient of the hillside).
Jumping is now prohibited, so please don't try😉

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The jump was seen as an act of faith in Kannon (十一面千手千眼観音). Those planning on making the jump would typically retire for a period of prayer and reflection within the main hall.

In the Genroku era (元禄 1688-1704) alone 20 jumps were recorded.

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