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  • Takkoku no Iwaya Temple was built embedded in the rock wall of a cliff 1,200 years ago during the early Heian period.  The original Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon Temple burned down and its original form is unknown today; the current building was reconstructed in 1961, modeled after Kiyomizu in Kyoto. There used to be 108 statues of Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, of which 33 remain today. Takkoku no Iwaya was built and dedicated to the god of warriors in the 9th century, during the Japanese expansion northwards and the ensuing battles with the indigenous Emishi people. Takkoku no Iwaya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Takkoku no Iwaya Temple was built embedded in the rock wall of a cliff 1,200 years ago during the early Heian period.  The original Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon Temple burned down and its original form is unknown today; the current building was reconstructed in 1961, modeled after Kiyomizu in Kyoto. There used to be 108 statues of Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, of which 33 remain today. Takkoku no Iwaya was built and dedicated to the god of warriors in the 9th century, during the Japanese expansion northwards and the ensuing battles with the indigenous Emishi people. Takkoku no Iwaya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Takkoku no Iwaya Temple was built embedded in the rock wall of a cliff 1,200 years ago during the early Heian period.  The original Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon Temple burned down and its original form is unknown today; the current building was reconstructed in 1961, modeled after Kiyomizu in Kyoto. There used to be 108 statues of Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, of which 33 remain today. Takkoku no Iwaya was built and dedicated to the god of warriors in the 9th century, during the Japanese expansion northwards and the ensuing battles with the indigenous Emishi people. Takkoku no Iwaya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Takkoku no Iwaya Temple was built embedded in the rock wall of a cliff 1,200 years ago during the early Heian period.  The original Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon Temple burned down and its original form is unknown today; the current building was reconstructed in 1961, modeled after Kiyomizu in Kyoto. There used to be 108 statues of Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, of which 33 remain today. Takkoku no Iwaya was built and dedicated to the god of warriors in the 9th century, during the Japanese expansion northwards and the ensuing battles with the indigenous Emishi people. Takkoku no Iwaya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Takkoku no Iwaya Temple was built embedded in the rock wall of a cliff 1,200 years ago during the early Heian period.  The original Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon Temple burned down and its original form is unknown today; the current building was reconstructed in 1961, modeled after Kiyomizu in Kyoto. There used to be 108 statues of Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, of which 33 remain today. Takkoku no Iwaya was built and dedicated to the god of warriors in the 9th century, during the Japanese expansion northwards and the ensuing battles with the indigenous Emishi people. Takkoku no Iwaya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Takkoku no Iwaya Temple was built embedded in the rock wall of a cliff 1,200 years ago during the early Heian period.  The original Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon Temple burned down and its original form is unknown today; the current building was reconstructed in 1961, modeled after Kiyomizu in Kyoto. There used to be 108 statues of Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, of which 33 remain today. Takkoku no Iwaya was built and dedicated to the god of warriors in the 9th century, during the Japanese expansion northwards and the ensuing battles with the indigenous Emishi people. Takkoku no Iwaya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Takkoku no Iwaya Temple was built embedded in the rock wall of a cliff 1,200 years ago during the early Heian period.  The original Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon Temple burned down and its original form is unknown today; the current building was reconstructed in 1961, modeled after Kiyomizu in Kyoto. There used to be 108 statues of Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, of which 33 remain today. Takkoku no Iwaya was built and dedicated to the god of warriors in the 9th century, during the Japanese expansion northwards and the ensuing battles with the indigenous Emishi people. Takkoku no Iwaya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Takkoku no Iwaya Temple was built embedded in the rock wall of a cliff 1,200 years ago during the early Heian period.  The original Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon Temple burned down and its original form is unknown today; the current building was reconstructed in 1961, modeled after Kiyomizu in Kyoto. There used to be 108 statues of Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, of which 33 remain today. Takkoku no Iwaya was built and dedicated to the god of warriors in the 9th century, during the Japanese expansion northwards and the ensuing battles with the indigenous Emishi people. Takkoku no Iwaya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Takkoku no Iwaya Temple was built embedded in the rock wall of a cliff 1,200 years ago during the early Heian period.  The original Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon Temple burned down and its original form is unknown today; the current building was reconstructed in 1961, modeled after Kiyomizu in Kyoto. There used to be 108 statues of Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, of which 33 remain today. Takkoku no Iwaya was built and dedicated to the god of warriors in the 9th century, during the Japanese expansion northwards and the ensuing battles with the indigenous Emishi people. Takkoku no Iwaya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Takkoku no Iwaya Temple was built embedded in the rock wall of a cliff 1,200 years ago during the early Heian period.  The original Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon Temple burned down and its original form is unknown today; the current building was reconstructed in 1961, modeled after Kiyomizu in Kyoto. There used to be 108 statues of Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, of which 33 remain today. Takkoku no Iwaya was built and dedicated to the god of warriors in the 9th century, during the Japanese expansion northwards and the ensuing battles with the indigenous Emishi people. Takkoku no Iwaya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • 62. Takkoku-no-Iwaya 達谷窟 was built into the rock wall of a cliff 1,200 years ago during the Heian period.  The original Takkoku-no-Iwaya Bishamon Temple burned down and its original form is unknown today. The current building was reconstructed in 1961 and modeled after Kiyomizu in Kyoto. Takkoku-no-Iwaya was dedicated to the god of warriors in the 9th century during the Japanese expansion northwards and ensuing battles with the indigenous Emishi people.  Officially, Takkoku-no-Iwaya is still on UNESCO’s “tentative list” as an addition to Hiraizumi sites.
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  • 61. Kanjizaio-in Ato Garden 無量光院跡 is an another excellent example of a Pure Land garden. Maizuru-ga-Ike Dancing Crane Pond is all that is left of the once great temple complex, yet Kanjizaio-in Ato remains as beautiful as it was when it was built in the 12th century.  The garden has a large pond with curving coastlines, de rigueur in Pure Land gardens.  In the center of the pond lies an island - the focal point of the garden.  Kanjizaio-in Ato is also a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and was restored in 1978.
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  • 61. Kanjizaio-in Ato Garden 無量光院跡 is an another excellent example of a Pure Land garden. Maizuru-ga-Ike Dancing Crane Pond is all that is left of the once great temple complex, yet Kanjizaio-in Ato remains as beautiful as it was when it was built in the 12th century.  The garden has a large pond with curving coastlines, de rigueur in Pure Land gardens.  In the center of the pond lies an island - the focal point of the garden.  Kanjizaio-in Ato is also a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and was restored in 1978.
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  • Kanjizaio-in Ato Garden is an excellent example of a Pure Land garden. Maizuru ga Ike  or Dancing Crane Pond is all that is left of the once great temple complex. Kanjisaioin is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites of Hiraizumi. The pond garden remains as beautiful as it was when it was built in the 12th century.  The garden has a large pond with variable coastlines surrounded by Pure Land gardens.  In the center of the pond lies an island, the showpiece of the garden.  The gardens is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.  The garden was restored in 1978.
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  • Kanjizaio-in Ato Garden is an excellent example of a Pure Land garden. Maizuru ga Ike  or Dancing Crane Pond is all that is left of the once great temple complex. Kanjisaioin is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites of Hiraizumi. The pond garden remains as beautiful as it was when it was built in the 12th century.  The garden has a large pond with variable coastlines surrounded by Pure Land gardens.  In the center of the pond lies an island, the showpiece of the garden.  The gardens is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.  The garden was restored in 1978.
    kanjizaioin-8.jpg
  • Kanjizaio-in Ato Garden is an excellent example of a Pure Land garden. Maizuru ga Ike  or Dancing Crane Pond is all that is left of the once great temple complex. Kanjisaioin is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites of Hiraizumi. The pond garden remains as beautiful as it was when it was built in the 12th century.  The garden has a large pond with variable coastlines surrounded by Pure Land gardens.  In the center of the pond lies an island, the showpiece of the garden.  The gardens is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.  The garden was restored in 1978.
    kanjizaioin-7.jpg
  • Kanjizaio-in Ato Garden is an excellent example of a Pure Land garden. Maizuru ga Ike  or Dancing Crane Pond is all that is left of the once great temple complex. Kanjisaioin is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites of Hiraizumi. The pond garden remains as beautiful as it was when it was built in the 12th century.  The garden has a large pond with variable coastlines surrounded by Pure Land gardens.  In the center of the pond lies an island, the showpiece of the garden.  The gardens is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.  The garden was restored in 1978.
    kanjizaioin-6.jpg
  • Kanjizaio-in Ato Garden is an excellent example of a Pure Land garden. Maizuru ga Ike  or Dancing Crane Pond is all that is left of the once great temple complex. Kanjisaioin is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites of Hiraizumi. The pond garden remains as beautiful as it was when it was built in the 12th century.  The garden has a large pond with variable coastlines surrounded by Pure Land gardens.  In the center of the pond lies an island, the showpiece of the garden.  The gardens is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.  The garden was restored in 1978.
    kanjizaioin-1.jpg
  • Kanjizaio-in Ato Garden is an excellent example of a Pure Land garden. Maizuru ga Ike  or Dancing Crane Pond is all that is left of the once great temple complex. Kanjisaioin is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites of Hiraizumi. The pond garden remains as beautiful as it was when it was built in the 12th century.  The garden has a large pond with variable coastlines surrounded by Pure Land gardens.  In the center of the pond lies an island, the showpiece of the garden.  The gardens is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.  The garden was restored in 1978.
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  • Kanjizaio-in Ato Garden is an excellent example of a Pure Land garden. Maizuru ga Ike  or Dancing Crane Pond is all that is left of the once great temple complex. Kanjisaioin is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites of Hiraizumi. The pond garden remains as beautiful as it was when it was built in the 12th century.  The garden has a large pond with variable coastlines surrounded by Pure Land gardens.  In the center of the pond lies an island, the showpiece of the garden.  The gardens is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.  The garden was restored in 1978.
    kanjizaioin-3.jpg
  • Motsuji Garden - Pure Land gardens simulate the Buddhist afterlife.   The pond at Motsuji is called Oizumi Ga Ike which was laid out according to the rules in Japan's oldest garden manual, the Sakuteiki, on garden design.  These principles include elements like a beach, rocky coastline, bridges, mountains, streams and stones protruding from the lake's surface. Its beauty has remained unchanged for eight centuries, blending harmoniously with surrounding nature to form this landscape. Motsuji Garden is one of the few remaining pure land gardens that still exist in Japan. Pure land gardens were a popular garden style during the Heian Period, designed to recreate the Buddhist concept of the pure land or Buddhist paradise. Like all pure land gardens, Motsuji's garden is centered around a large pond. At the height of its glory Motsu-ji had 40 pagodas and 500 monasteries. The temple complex burned in 1226 and most of it was never rebuilt.  Motsuji Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Motsuji Garden - Pure Land gardens simulate the Buddhist afterlife.   The pond at Motsuji is called Oizumi Ga Ike which was laid out according to the rules in Japan's oldest garden manual, the Sakuteiki, on garden design.  These principles include elements like a beach, rocky coastline, bridges, mountains, streams and stones protruding from the lake's surface. Its beauty has remained unchanged for eight centuries, blending harmoniously with surrounding nature to form this landscape. Motsuji Garden is one of the few remaining pure land gardens that still exist in Japan. Pure land gardens were a popular garden style during the Heian Period, designed to recreate the Buddhist concept of the pure land or Buddhist paradise. Like all pure land gardens, Motsuji's garden is centered around a large pond. At the height of its glory Motsu-ji had 40 pagodas and 500 monasteries. The temple complex burned in 1226 and most of it was never rebuilt.  Motsuji Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Motsuji Garden - Pure Land gardens simulate the Buddhist afterlife.   The pond at Motsuji is called Oizumi Ga Ike which was laid out according to the rules in Japan's oldest garden manual, the Sakuteiki, on garden design.  These principles include elements like a beach, rocky coastline, bridges, mountains, streams and stones protruding from the lake's surface. Its beauty has remained unchanged for eight centuries, blending harmoniously with surrounding nature to form this landscape. Motsuji Garden is one of the few remaining pure land gardens that still exist in Japan. Pure land gardens were a popular garden style during the Heian Period, designed to recreate the Buddhist concept of the pure land or Buddhist paradise. Like all pure land gardens, Motsuji's garden is centered around a large pond. At the height of its glory Motsu-ji had 40 pagodas and 500 monasteries. The temple complex burned in 1226 and most of it was never rebuilt.  Motsuji Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Motsuji Garden - Pure Land gardens simulate the Buddhist afterlife.   The pond at Motsuji is called Oizumi Ga Ike which was laid out according to the rules in Japan's oldest garden manual, the Sakuteiki, on garden design.  These principles include elements like a beach, rocky coastline, bridges, mountains, streams and stones protruding from the lake's surface. Its beauty has remained unchanged for eight centuries, blending harmoniously with surrounding nature to form this landscape. Motsuji Garden is one of the few remaining pure land gardens that still exist in Japan. Pure land gardens were a popular garden style during the Heian Period, designed to recreate the Buddhist concept of the pure land or Buddhist paradise. Like all pure land gardens, Motsuji's garden is centered around a large pond. At the height of its glory Motsu-ji had 40 pagodas and 500 monasteries. The temple complex burned in 1226 and most of it was never rebuilt.  Motsuji Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    motsuji-06.jpg
  • Motsuji Garden - Pure Land gardens simulate the Buddhist afterlife.   The pond at Motsuji is called Oizumi Ga Ike which was laid out according to the rules in Japan's oldest garden manual, the Sakuteiki, on garden design.  These principles include elements like a beach, rocky coastline, bridges, mountains, streams and stones protruding from the lake's surface. Its beauty has remained unchanged for eight centuries, blending harmoniously with surrounding nature to form this landscape. Motsuji Garden is one of the few remaining pure land gardens that still exist in Japan. Pure land gardens were a popular garden style during the Heian Period, designed to recreate the Buddhist concept of the pure land or Buddhist paradise. Like all pure land gardens, Motsuji's garden is centered around a large pond. At the height of its glory Motsu-ji had 40 pagodas and 500 monasteries. The temple complex burned in 1226 and most of it was never rebuilt.  Motsuji Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    motsuji-07.jpg
  • Motsuji Garden - Pure Land gardens simulate the Buddhist afterlife.   The pond at Motsuji is called Oizumi Ga Ike which was laid out according to the rules in Japan's oldest garden manual, the Sakuteiki, on garden design.  These principles include elements like a beach, rocky coastline, bridges, mountains, streams and stones protruding from the lake's surface. Its beauty has remained unchanged for eight centuries, blending harmoniously with surrounding nature to form this landscape. Motsuji Garden is one of the few remaining pure land gardens that still exist in Japan. Pure land gardens were a popular garden style during the Heian Period, designed to recreate the Buddhist concept of the pure land or Buddhist paradise. Like all pure land gardens, Motsuji's garden is centered around a large pond. At the height of its glory Motsu-ji had 40 pagodas and 500 monasteries. The temple complex burned in 1226 and most of it was never rebuilt.  Motsuji Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    motsuji-05.jpg
  • Motsuji Garden - Pure Land gardens simulate the Buddhist afterlife.   The pond at Motsuji is called Oizumi Ga Ike which was laid out according to the rules in Japan's oldest garden manual, the Sakuteiki, on garden design.  These principles include elements like a beach, rocky coastline, bridges, mountains, streams and stones protruding from the lake's surface. Its beauty has remained unchanged for eight centuries, blending harmoniously with surrounding nature to form this landscape. Motsuji Garden is one of the few remaining pure land gardens that still exist in Japan. Pure land gardens were a popular garden style during the Heian Period, designed to recreate the Buddhist concept of the pure land or Buddhist paradise. Like all pure land gardens, Motsuji's garden is centered around a large pond. At the height of its glory Motsu-ji had 40 pagodas and 500 monasteries. The temple complex burned in 1226 and most of it was never rebuilt.  Motsuji Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    motsuji-03.jpg
  • Kanjizaio-in Ato Garden is an excellent example of a Pure Land garden. Maizuru ga Ike  or Dancing Crane Pond is all that is left of the once great temple complex. Kanjisaioin is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites of Hiraizumi. The pond garden remains as beautiful as it was when it was built in the 12th century.  The garden has a large pond with variable coastlines surrounded by Pure Land gardens.  In the center of the pond lies an island, the showpiece of the garden.  The gardens is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.  The garden was restored in 1978.
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  • Kanjizaio-in Ato Garden is an excellent example of a Pure Land garden. Maizuru ga Ike  or Dancing Crane Pond is all that is left of the once great temple complex. Kanjisaioin is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites of Hiraizumi. The pond garden remains as beautiful as it was when it was built in the 12th century.  The garden has a large pond with variable coastlines surrounded by Pure Land gardens.  In the center of the pond lies an island, the showpiece of the garden.  The gardens is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.  The garden was restored in 1978.
    amber-kanjizaioin-01.jpg
  • Motsuji Garden - Pure Land gardens simulate the Buddhist afterlife.   The pond at Motsuji is called Oizumi Ga Ike which was laid out according to the rules in Japan's oldest garden manual, the Sakuteiki, on garden design.  These principles include elements like a beach, rocky coastline, bridges, mountains, streams and stones protruding from the lake's surface. Its beauty has remained unchanged for eight centuries, blending harmoniously with surrounding nature to form this landscape. Motsuji Garden is one of the few remaining pure land gardens that still exist in Japan. Pure land gardens were a popular garden style during the Heian Period, designed to recreate the Buddhist concept of the pure land or Buddhist paradise. Like all pure land gardens, Motsuji's garden is centered around a large pond. At the height of its glory Motsu-ji had 40 pagodas and 500 monasteries. The temple complex burned in 1226 and most of it was never rebuilt.  Motsuji Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    amber-motsuji-01.jpg
  • Motsuji Garden - Pure Land gardens simulate the Buddhist afterlife.   The pond at Motsuji is called Oizumi Ga Ike which was laid out according to the rules in Japan's oldest garden manual, the Sakuteiki, on garden design.  These principles include elements like a beach, rocky coastline, bridges, mountains, streams and stones protruding from the lake's surface. Its beauty has remained unchanged for eight centuries, blending harmoniously with surrounding nature to form this landscape. Motsuji Garden is one of the few remaining pure land gardens that still exist in Japan. Pure land gardens were a popular garden style during the Heian Period, designed to recreate the Buddhist concept of the pure land or Buddhist paradise. Like all pure land gardens, Motsuji's garden is centered around a large pond. At the height of its glory Motsu-ji had 40 pagodas and 500 monasteries. The temple complex burned in 1226 and most of it was never rebuilt.  Motsuji Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    amber-motsuji-02.jpg
  • Motsuji Garden - Pure Land gardens simulate the Buddhist afterlife.   The pond at Motsuji is called Oizumi Ga Ike which was laid out according to the rules in Japan's oldest garden manual, the Sakuteiki, on garden design.  These principles include elements like a beach, rocky coastline, bridges, mountains, streams and stones protruding from the lake's surface. Its beauty has remained unchanged for eight centuries, blending harmoniously with surrounding nature to form this landscape. Motsuji Garden is one of the few remaining pure land gardens that still exist in Japan. Pure land gardens were a popular garden style during the Heian Period, designed to recreate the Buddhist concept of the pure land or Buddhist paradise. Like all pure land gardens, Motsuji's garden is centered around a large pond. At the height of its glory Motsu-ji had 40 pagodas and 500 monasteries. The temple complex burned in 1226 and most of it was never rebuilt.  Motsuji Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    amber-motsuji-03.jpg