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

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UNESCO World Heritage Site in Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land is a grouping of five sites from late eleventh- and twelfth-century Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The serial nomination was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011, under criteria ii and vi.

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1
Kanjizaiō-inHistorical Site · 10 m
2
Minamisanriku Disaster Prevention CenterPolitical Site · 45 km
3
Iwate Museum of ArtMuseum · 78 km

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

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