"Makura no soshi" cites a festival day of Kiyomizu-dera Temple as a good example of 'rollicking events,' which shows that this temple had already become famous among pilgrims during the Heian period.
『枕草子』は、「さはがしきもの」の例として清水寺の縁日の日を挙げており、平安時代、既に多くの参詣者を集めていたことが伺われる。