Chōjagahara temple ruins
Chōjagahara temple ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a late Heian period Buddhist temple located in what is now the city of Ōshū, in northern Japan. The site was protected by the central government as a National Historic Site in the year 2002.Photo: Usiwakamaru, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chūson-ji and Chūson-ji Sanko-zō.
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. Chūson-ji is situated 1½ km southeast of Chōjagahara temple ruins.
Chūson-ji Sanko-zō
Museum
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Chūson-ji Sanko-zō is a museum, which is situated 1¼ km south of Chōjagahara temple ruins.
Hakusan Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Hakusan Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 1 km south of Chōjagahara temple ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akōgi and Yamanome.
Akōgi
Quarter
Photo: Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akōgi is a quarter, which is situated 7 km south of Chōjagahara temple ruins.
Yamanome
Quarter
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Yamanome is a quarter, which is situated 8 km south of Chōjagahara temple ruins.
Nakasato
Quarter
Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nakasato is a quarter, which is situated 9 km southeast of Chōjagahara temple ruins.
Chōjagahara temple ruins
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Archaeological site in Ōshū, Japan
- Categories: archaeological site, former Buddhist temple, and tourism
- Location: Hiraizumi, Nishiiwai district, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.01268° or 39° 0′ 46″ northLongitude
141.09657° or 141° 5′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8RF3237W+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 7461106585OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q11653569
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In Other Languages
“Chōjagahara temple ruins” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “長者ヶ原廃寺”
- Japanese: “長者ヶ原廃寺跡”
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