HIRAIZUMI (Iwate Prefecture) - Chuson-ji temple (WHS Unesco)
Chūson-Ji is the main temple of the tendai Buddhist branch in Tohoku (Northeast of Japan). It is believed that Chūson-Ji was founded by Fujiwara no Kiyohira (of the Fujiwara clan) in the year 1100.
In June 2011, Chūson-Ji was included by UNESCO as a World Heritage as part of the "Hiraizumi historical monuments and sites."
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