🏯 Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Medieval Buddhist cultural landscape in northern Japan
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2011
- Five temple complexes and gardens from the late 11th and 12th centuries
- Located in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan
- Represents the Buddhist Pure Land philosophy integrated with Japanese aesthetics
Hiraizumi is a UNESCO-recognized cultural landscape in Iwate Prefecture comprising five Buddhist temple complexes, gardens, and archaeological sites ...