Motsuji Temple, located in Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture, is a Tendai sect temple whose principal image is a standing statue of Yakushi Nyorai, and was founded in 850 by Jikaku Daishi Ennin.
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Iwate is one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains. Mt. Iwate, also known as Iwate Fuji, is a symbol of Iwate Prefecture. The majestic shape of the mountain is...
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Genbikei, which Date Masamune named as a scenic spot within his domain Genbikei is a valley in Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture. The Iwai River, which flows from Mt. Kurikoma, stretches for 2 kilometers on both banks...
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Chusonji, located in Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun, Iwate Prefecture, is the head temple of the Tendai sect of Tohoku. It is the Oshu 33 Kannon number outside temple, and the name of the mountain is Sekizan (Ka...
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