Basho haiku monument

Restaurant Gen

Restaurant Gen is located in front of Chusonji Temple and Tsukimizaka. The popular ``Hiraizumi Mochi Gozen'' is a traditional hospitality dish that has been handed down in Hiraizumi since ancient times, and you can enjoy six types of mochi: red bean paste, ginger, zunda, spicy, white sesame, and zoni.

Dargakku Bishamon-do Hall

Even before Kiyohira settled in Hiraizumi, several temples had already been built in and around Hiraizumi. One of them is Saikoji Temple. According to the temple law, when Sakanoue Tamuramaro subdued Ezo, he built Bishamon-do Hall in imitation of Kyoto's Kiyomizu-dera Temple in gratitude for the blessings of Bishamonten, and built 108 Tamonten statues following Kurama-dera Temple. It is said that it began when the shrine was dedicated to The circumstances surrounding Ezo and Tamuramaro have become the subject of many stories and folklore, and they also add color to the temple legends of Saikoji Temple. Bishamondo was destroyed by fire twice, and the current one was rebuilt in 1963.

Hiraizumi Cultural History Museum

This is a museum located at the main entrance of Chusonji Temple that introduces the glory of Hiraizumi, the golden Buddhist capital, and Hiraizumi during the Date period. We display many valuable cultural assets, including models and illustrations of Motsuji Temple, Muryokoin Temple, and Nikai Daido Hall, which were restored based on the academic research that Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Fujishima Kaijiro, has made his life's work.