Takadachi (Iwate Ken Hiraizumichō) is where Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189) was born in the 31st year...
NORIJUN
Do you know the folk tale ``Yamabuseishi,'' which is set in the basin of the Togouchi River that flows through Hiraizumi? This article provides an overview of the Yamabushi stone, which still remains in the Togouchi River...
Murasakihime
When you think of Japanese reserves, many people may remember the Tokugawa reserves, but the legend of the buried treasure itself actually remains everywhere in Japan. Iwate Prefecture...
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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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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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