Hiraizumi-cho

Hiraizumi is a town located in Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 7,408 and a population density of 120 inhabitants per square kilometre in 2,616 households.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mōtsū Temple and Chūson-ji.

Mōtsū Temple

Buddhist temple

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Mōtsū-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the town of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan, and also refers to the historic area surrounding it containing the ruins of two older temples, Enryū-ji and Kashō-ji in a Jōdo garden.

Chūson-ji

Buddhist temple

Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chūson-ji is a Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of the Tendai sect in Tōhoku region of northern Honshu.

Kanjizaiō-in

Park

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Kanjizaiō-in was a Buddhist temple located in Hiraizumi in what is now southern Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The temple fell into ruins during the Kamakura period; however, the pond from its gardens has been restored to its original dimensions, and has been designated a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty in 2005.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ichinoseki and Akōgi.

Ichinoseki

Photo: Halowand, CC BY 3.0.

Ichinoseki is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 May 2020, the city had a population of 114,476 and a population density of 91 persons per km2 in 46,375 households.

Akōgi

Quarter

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Akōgi is a quarter, which is situated 4 km south of Hiraizumi-cho.

Hiraizumi-cho

Type: Locality with 8,210 residents
Also known as: “Hiraizumi”
Location: Nishiiwai district, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

38.9833° or 38° 59′ north

Longitude

141.0833° or 141° 5′ east

Population

8,210

Elevation

122 metres (400 feet)

Open location code

8RC3X3MM+88

GeoNames ID

2112731

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In Other Languages

“Hiraizumi-cho” goes by many names.

Japanese: “平泉町”

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