Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

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Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape in northeastern Japan renowned for its historic Buddhist temples, gardens, and ruins designed to embody Pure Land Buddhist cosmology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist heritage site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural landscape
associatedBuddhistSchool Pure Land Buddhism
Tendai Buddhism
associatedClan Northern Fujiwara clan
linked to: Fujiwara clan
associatedConcept Buddhist Pure Land cosmology
Jōdo gardens
linked to: Pure Land garden
associatedWith Heian period culture
medieval Japanese Buddhism
contains Chūson-ji
Kanjizaiō-in Ato
Mount Kinkeisan
Muryōkō-in Ato
Mōtsū-ji
country Japan
designConcept representation of the Buddhist Pure Land (Jōdo) cosmology
developedUnder Fujiwara no Hidehira
Fujiwara no Kiyohira
Fujiwara no Motohira
governingBody Government of Japan
hasComponent archaeological sites
gardens
historic ruins
temples
heritageType cultural
inscriptionYear 2011
JapaneseName 平泉-仏国土(浄土)を表す建築・庭園及び考古学的遺跡群
languageOfName Japanese
locatedIn Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture
linked to: Hiraizumi
locatedInPart northeastern Japan
locatedInRegion Tohoku region
linked to: Tohoku
mainReligion Buddhism
municipalAuthority Town of Hiraizumi
linked to: Hiraizumi
notableArchaeologicalSite Kanjizaiō-in Ato
Muryōkō-in Ato
notableNaturalFeature Mount Kinkeisan
notableTemple Chūson-ji
Mōtsū-ji
partOf World Heritage List
periodOfSignificance late 11th century to 12th century
recognizedFor historical role as a political and cultural center of northern Japan
integration of architecture, gardens, and natural landscape
outstanding example of Pure Land Buddhist planning
UNESCOCriteria (ii)
(vi)
UNESCORegion Asia and the Pacific
linked to: Asia-Pacific
UNESCOSiteId 1277

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Iwate Prefecture hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Koromogawa, Hiraizumi (traditional) linkedTo Hiraizumi historic landscape
linked to: Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
World Heritage Sites in Japan hasPart Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Hiraizumi hasHeritageDesignation Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi
linked to: Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Hiraizumi partOf Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi World Heritage property
linked to: Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Hiraizumi hasOfficialNameOfWorldHeritageProperty Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land JapaneseName 平泉-仏国土(浄土)を表す建築・庭園及び考古学的遺跡群
linked to: Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land