Kiyomizu-zaka is a historic slope that dates back to the founding of Kiyomizu-dera Temple. It stretches approximately 700 meters from the intersection of Higashi Oji Street and Matsubara Street, where the Kiyomizu-michi bus stop is located, to Kiyomizu-dera Temple. The road was created during the Enryaku era (782-806) when Kiyomizu-dera Temple was founded, serving as a crucial route from Yamashina to the Tokaido highway. In the early modern period, tea houses and souvenir shops lined the street, and before the Meiji Restoration, it is said that the residences of the Nishioji Domain of Omi Province and the Obi Domain of Hyuga Province were also located here. Nowadays, the area around Kiyomizu-zaka is known as the Kiyomizu-michi Shopping Street, which opened after the Kiyomizu-michi streetcar stop was established in 1951. The shopping street features a variety of stores, ranging from traditional shops to newer establishments. Additionally, Kiyomizu-zaka hosts the Seiryu-e festival in spring and autumn, where a procession featuring an 18-meter-long blue dragon and people dressed as deities parades through the area.