Kyomizudera (Pure Water Temple) is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. It was founded in the early Heian period in 798, and its present buildings were constructed in 1633, ordered by the Tokugawa Iemitsu.

There is not a single nail used in the entire structure. It takes its name from the waterfall within the complex, which runs off the nearby hills.

The temple was originally associated with the Hosso sect, one of the oldest schools within Japanese Buddhism, but formed its own Kita Hosso sect in 1965. In 1994, the temple was added to the list of UNESCO world heritage sites.