Muryokoin Ruins [World Heritage Site]

Hiraizumi Town

Southern Iwate

    Muryoko-in Temple, built by the third generation Hidehira, is modeled after the Phoenix Hall at Uji Byodo-in Temple. Hidehira Temple was adjacent to the Garan Imperial Palace, where he lived. Most of the ruins have been turned into rice paddies, but the ruins of the pond, Nakajima, and temple foundation still remain. According to the results of the excavation survey conducted in 1955, it was a magnificent temple, with the axis of the temple running from east to west passing through the east gate, bridge, middle island, and bridge hall, and beyond which one could see Mt. Kinkeizan. It is known that

    Location
    029-4102 Hiraizumi Aza Hanatachi, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun, Iwate Prefecture
    Inquiries
    Hiraizumi Cultural Heritage Center
    Phone number 0191-46-4012

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