In the project to select 'The New Seven wonders of the World' carried out by a foundation in Switzerland, Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City became the only site in Japan that went through to the final selection along with other sites such as the Great Wall of China and the Eiffel Tower in France.
スイスの財団が実施している「新・世界七不思議」を選ぶ取り組みで、京都市東山区の清水寺が日本で唯一、中国の万里の長城やフランスのエッフェル塔などとともに最終候補地に選ばれた。