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  • Chuson-ji Temple
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    Iwate Pref. Nishiwaigunhiraizumichou Hiraizumi Koromonoseki 202
    This temple was reportedly founded in 850 by Jikaku Daishi, a monk associated with Enryaku-ji Temple in Hieizan (Mt. Hiei). Fujiwara Kiyohira is said to have laid the substantial foundation of the temple. Sights on the premises include the Konjikido, which has been designated as a National Treasure, and the Sankozo, which houses a collection of more than 3,000 cultural properties left by the Oshu Fujiwara lords. In 2011 the cultural heritage of Hiraizumi including Chuson-ji Temple was registered as a World Heritage Site.

    The Temple is made up of a few buildings, surrounded by forest. To reach the temple,one has to walk up a slope, which is equiped with rope and anti-slip feature. There is also a lookout pavilion...

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  • Motsuji Temple
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    4.0
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    Iwate Pref. Nishiwaigunhiraizumichou Hiraizumi Osawa 58
    This temple that belongs to the Tendai sect was constructed in 850. It is said to have been founded by the priest Jikaku Daishi. Sights to see include the Jodo (Pure Land) garden that is arranged to unify the Buddhist temple and garden pond. As a valuable garden that even now conveys the thoughts and techniques of the Sakutei-ki, the oldest book concerning gardens in Japan, this is a symbol of Motsu-ji Temple. The temple premises have been designated as a Special Historic Site, and the Ennen-no-mai (a dance performed here for peace and longevity) has been designated as an Important Intangible Folk Culture Property.

    The entrance fee is a bit too expensive (700 yen + 300 yen for parking) for what there is to do in the temples precinct. The Pure Land Lake is pretty, and the temple main hall is beautiful in...

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  • Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamondo Hall (Takkoku Seikoji Temple)
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    Iwate Pref. Nishiwaigunhiraizumichou Hiraizumi Kitazawa 16
    This temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism is located in the Hiraizumi-cho area of Nishiwai County, Iwate Prefecture. This cascade temple worships Bishamonten, which is in the Bishamondo Hall, and is a nationally designated Historic Site. In addition, it is also famous for having a torii gate, which is rare in temples. Many tourists visit to enjoy the different scenery of every season.

    This temple does not take that long to visit with its main feature being the Buddha carved into the cliff face. Nevertheless it played an important role in the history of this area and has impressive...

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  • Bishamon-do Temple
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    Iwate Pref. Hanamakishi Touwachoukitanarushima 5-1
    A mixed Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple located a short drive from the Towa Interchange on the Kamaishi Expressway in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. The temple's statue of Vaisravana is believed to have been created in the mid-Heian period to protect the northern side of the area; standing 4.73-meter-tall, the statue is made of a single piece of Japanese zelkova and is the largest of its kind in Japan. This statue has also been designated a National Important Cultural Property. The Bishamondo hall has similarly been designated an Important Cultural Property and the hipped roof building is an excellent example of Muromachi period architecture. During golden week each year, the temple holds the Bishamon Festival.

    ここの毘沙門堂だけを見るのではなく、この地域一帯の歴史建造物を見ることで、東北の歴史に触れることができます。ちなみに、乳児・幼児の健やかな成長を祈って行われる「泣き相撲」で有名な場所でもあります。

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  • Daijiji Temple
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    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Daijijichou 5-6
    The Daijiji Temple, founded in 1673, is famous for its temple gate built in a style known as dragon palace gate. The temple is constructed with gable pantile roofing and the large lower walls are finished in white lime plaster with curved soil wall edges, a style usually seen only on the continent, such as in China. The temple building burnt down in the Meiji fire of 1884 but it was rebuilt and designated as a protected building in Morioka City in 1991. The surrounding area including the temple grounds is also a protected environmental area. The principal object of worship at Daijiji Temple is the bodhisattva Nyoirin Kanzeon.

    岩手県盛岡市大慈寺町にある黄檗宗の寺院です。山号は福聚山です。 山門がとても印象的で楼門形式のどこか異国風の素敵な門でした。 本堂も良い感じです。 境内は静かな雰囲気で、原敬の菩提寺であることから境内には原敬の墓所がありました。 それほど多くのものがあるわけではないですが、心落ち着く素晴らしい寺院です。

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  • Shinshoji Temple
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Ishigami Cho 389
    A Buddhist temple about a five-minute drive from Hanamaki-Minami Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway. It is said that the temple was built by Nanbu Masamitsu in 1394. It was also Miyazawa Kenji's family temple, and his grave is there along with tombs of the Miyazawa clan. Through this connection with him, it's considered a powerful place for students wishing to improve academically and pray for passing examinations. It's also a well-known cherry blossom spot with numerous weeping cherry trees around the precincts.

    日蓮宗の身延山の別院です。5月初め枝垂れ桜の景観は見事に毎年ご覧になれます。 毎月1日は一日参りが開催されております。

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  • Tendaiji Temple
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    Iwate Pref. Ninoheshi Jouboujimachi Oyamakubo 33
    This Tendai sect temple enshrines a standing statue of Kannon in the Joboji Town area of Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture. Famous for the hydrangeas that are best seen in the middle of June, the Ajisai Festival is held every July. In addition, it is the 33rd temple of the Oshu thirty-three holy places of Kannon Pilgrimage, and many worshippers come to this temple as the final place on their pilgrimages.

    二戸市の山間部にある古寺です。駐車場から石段をしばらく登った先に境内があります。訪問時は参拝者も少なく落ち着いたアトモスフィアに包まれていました。御朱印あります。

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  • Choanji Temple
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    Iwate Ofunato-shi Hikoroichicho Choanji 57
    This temple is located in Choanji, Hikoroichi-cho, Ofunato City. It is said that it was founded about 900 years ago by Jiromaru Tamemasa, the fourth-generation great-grandson of Kon no Tametoki, head of Kesen County. The temple was destroyed by fire once and rebuilt at the end of the 18th century. The temple gate was condemned by the Date clan for using zelkova, which was forbidden at that time, and because it permitted on the condition that construction was canceled, it is a special gate without doors or fences.

    Choan-ji Temple is believed to have been built around 900 years ago. Its a great example of Kesen Carpentry. It burnt down in 1556. The front gate was rebuilt in 1798 and stands 17.5 metres high. A...

  • Jokenji Temple
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    Iwate Pref. Tonoshi Tsuchibuchichoutsuchibuchi 7-50
    This is a temple of the Soto school (of Zen Buddhism) that was established in 1490. 3.5-meter statues of the two guardian Deva kings flank the main temple gate. It is also known as the kappa komainu (kappa guardian dog) temple based on a legend that kappa (a mythical water-dwelling creature) that lived in the river to the south of the temple once helped extinguish a fire at the temple and became komainu (a guardian lion-dog).
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  • Kiyomizu-dera Temple
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Ota 21-5-1
    A Tendai Buddhist temple located a 24-minute drive from Hanamaki Station on the Tohoku Main Line in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. The temple was founded to pray for Sakanoue no Tamuramaro in 807 and is considered one of Japan's three Kiyomizu temples. The temple is also the first temple on the Oshu 33 Kannon Pilgrimage and the Togoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. The temple's principal object of worship is an eleven-faced statue of Kannon kept in the Kannondo hall. Other highlights include the Deva gate, which enshrines the statue of Kannon which is on the Togoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage; the Jigansuido hall, which is said to miraculously heal eye diseases; and a Japanese cedar split into four trunks which is said to bless worshippers with children.
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  • Hodohora Konsei-sama
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    Iwate Tono-shi Tonocho 2-chiwari 91
    A sub-shrine on the grounds of Hodohora Inari-jinja Shrine that honors a Shinto fertility god. Since it is located in the hills behind Tono High School, you need to climb a trail through the woods for about 15 minutes to reach it. Tradition says it was built by the Asonuma clan. It has nine phallic symbols carved of stone and another nine carved of wood. They are said to symbolize fertility and family prosperity. It's believed that a visit here will bless the worshiper with children and make her immune from women's diseases.
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  • Fukusenji Temple
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    Iwate Tono-shi Matsuzakicho Komagi 7-57
    A Shingon Buddhist temple that was founded in 1912. Its eleven-faced wooden image of the Bodhisattva Kannon is 17 meters in high, making it the largest wooden Buddhist statue in Japan. The grounds of the temple are large enough to visit by car. There are multiple must-sees at the entrance, including a Ryugumon Gate, a Niomon Gate with statues of Nio guardians, an Inari Shrine, a Jizo Hall, a two-storied pagoda, a Bishamon Hall, and a five-storied Pagoda. Famous for cherry blossoms and colorful autumn leaves, the place attracts many visitors to enjoy the beautiful seasonal scenery.
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  • Yamazaki no Konsei-sama
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    Iwate Tono-shi Tsuchibuchicho Tochinai 16-chiwari
    A Shinto shrine on a mountainside about 12 kilometers southwest of JR Tono Station. Konsei-sama is a Shinto god worshiped in the Tono region who is thought to bestow children and good harvests. The god makes an appearance in the Legends of Tono. The shrine contains a roughly 1. 5-meter phallic symbol made of stone. It is said that polishing it with a scrub brush will reward the worshiper with children, alleviate feminine discomfort, etc. While it was lost for a period, it was discovered during construction in recent times and re-enshrined. The Konsei Festival is held annually on May 5th.
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  • Kokusekiji Temple
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    Mizusawa Kuroishi-cho Yamanouchi, Oshu, Iwate Prefecture
    This temple is located in Mizusawa Ward, Oshu City. A Tendai sect temple in honor of the Buddha of healing and medicine, it is said to have been opened by the Japanese Buddhist priest Gyoki as the first temple in the Tohoku region in 729. The wooden seated statue of Bhaisajyaguru is designated as an Important Cultural Property, and the Somin Festival held on the seventh and eighth days of the first month of the lunar calendar is a designated Selected Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
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  • Daibainengezan Enzu Shoboji Temple
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    Iwate Prefecture Oshu City Mizusawa Kuroishi Town Tadashi Temple 129
    This temple is located in Mizusawa Ward of Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture. In honor of Nyoirin Kannon, it opened as the first temple of the Soto sect in the Tohoku region in 1348. It is also known for having Japan's largest thatched roof over its main temple. In addition, the main temple and other parts were designated as a national Important Cultural Property in 1990.
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  • Hoonji Temple
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    4.5
    51 Reviews
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    Iwate Morioka-shi Nasukawacho 31-5

    Beautiful setting but signage within temple is unclear (even in Japanese). Out-of-bounds areas are not consistently marked. Entry procedures are not described. Staff more like police than temple...

  • Kodaiji Temple
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    Iwate Morioka-shi Nasukawacho 8-4

    盛岡を訪れた際、街の中心から少し離れたこちあのお寺にも足を伸ばしました。「 ムカデ退治」の伝説と関係するとのことで、説明文にもいろいろと記載されていました。昔ながらの雰囲気のあるお寺で、おちついていて心地よく感じました。

  • Fumonji Temple
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
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    Iwate Rikuzentakata-shi Yonesakicho Jitakesawa 181

    Fumon-ji Temple was founded about 500 years old, but the main hall was reconstructed in 1877, by Kesen Carpenters. Its rather large with absolutely beautiful gardens out the back. There is a small...

  • Ryukokuji Temple
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    Iwate Morioka-shi Nasukawacho 7-2

    盛岡を訪れた際、市街地中心から少し外れた寺院が集まる寺町にありました。お寺も雰囲気は良いですが、桜も非常に有名です。私が訪れた時には少し時期がずれていたようであまり楽しめなかったので、満開の時期に再訪できればと思いました。

  • Kyushoji Temple
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    Iwate Morioka-shi Daijijicho 1-5

    岩手県盛岡市大慈寺町にある街中の寺院。久昌寺は「きゅうしょうじ」と読みます。 奕葉山と号する曹洞宗寺院です。明暦二年(1656)、奇山快秀和尚が大旦那・十一屋伊部エの協力を得て、伽藍を建立したとのこと。 入口の山門が印象に残りました。総けやき造りの楼門で、たくさんの彫刻がはめこまれた重厚感ある門でした。 本堂はとても大きいものでしたが、夕暮れ前の訪問だったためなのか戸は閉じられ中は見れませんで...

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A northern Tohoku prefecture promising peace and quiet, Iwate is sparsely populated, replacing people with snow-capped mountains, history-rich sites, and fields of crops that are to thank for the region’s delicious local cuisine. Meander along the three-city Golden Route, where you’ll visit the grand Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi and the Tono folk villages before tasting the three famed noodle dishes of Morioka.

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