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Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi

Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi is the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationHiraizumi, Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (vi)
Reference1277rev
Inscription2011 (35th Session)
Area176.2 ha (435 acres)
Buffer zone6,008 ha (14,850 acres)
Coordinates39°0′4″N 141°6′28″E / 39.00111°N 141.10778°E / 39.00111; 141.10778Coordinates: 39°0′4″N 141°6′28″E / 39.00111°N 141.10778°E / 39.00111; 141.10778

The site covers 5 locations. Four of these places are Buddhist temples. The sacred Mount Kinkeisan is also included in the group The properties and their buffer zones are covered by a range of Japanese government protections as historic sites and places of scenic beauty.[1]

History

Hiraizumi was an important political, military, commercial, and cultural centre from the late-11th century until the late 12th-century. This time was marked by the building and endowment of Buddhist temples, art and gardens.[2]

Pure Land Buddhism developed a concept of planning and garden design that was unique to Japan.[1]

The four Pure Land gardens of Hiraizumi show the ideals of Pure Land Buddhism. The gardens also show Japanese concepts about the relationship between gardens, water and the surrounding landscape.[1]

The four gardens were developed by the Ōshū Fujiwara clan. The poet Matsuo Bashō was inspired by this Fujiwara legacy.[3] In 1689, Bashō wrote: "Three generations of glory vanished in the space of a dream ...."[4]

In 2011, UNESCO listed parts of Hiraizumi as a World Heritage Site.[1]

Locations

Name Image Location Notes
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Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).   Hiraizumi cultural site
Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).   Hiraizumi cultural site
Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).   Hiraizumi cultural site
Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).   Hiraizumi natural site

Historic Monuments And Sites Of Hiraizumi Media

  • Interior of Konjikido, Chusonji (62)

  • The pure land garden of Mōtsū-ji temple, Hiraizumi, Japan

  • Site of Kanjizaiō-in temple, Hiraizumi, Japan

  • The ruins of Muryōkō-in temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture

  • Historic Park of Yanaginogosho Site, Hiraizumi, Japan

  • Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamondo in Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

  • 岩手県奥州市衣川区　長者ヶ原廃寺跡　2008年6月上旬撮影。

  • temple interior with mural

  • Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 UNESCO, "Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land"; retrieved 2012-4-22.
  2. ↑ Yiengpruksawan, Mimi Hall. (1998). Hiraizumi: Buddhist Art and Regional Politics in Twelfth-Century Japan,p. 186.
  3. ↑ Miner, Earl (1969). Japanese Poetic Diaries, p. 176.
  4. ↑ Keene, Donald. (1999). Travelers of a hundred ages, p. 315.

Other websites

  Media related to Hiraizumi, Iwate at Wikimedia Commons

 


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