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Motsuji's Pure Land Garden
Motsuji is known for its garden, one of Japan's few remaining Pure Land Gardens, which attempt to reproduce the Buddhist concept of the pure land or "paradise". Pure Land Gardens were a popular garden style during the Heian Period (794-1185). Inside Motsuji's garden, only the pond and the foundations of the former buildings remain.
Motsuji was founded in 850, and under the Northern Fujiwara grew to become the Tohoku's largest temple complex with several hundreds of subtemples during Hiraizumi's heydays in the late Heian Period, before being drastically reduced with Hiraizumi's fall.
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Motsuji is a 5-10 minute walk from the JR Hiraizumi Station.
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Users who have been to Hiraizumi: 7
Users who have been to Motsuji Temple: 4 2nd of 4 most visited sights in Hiraizumi.
334th of 385 most visited sights nationwide.
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