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Touring Maesawa in Japan

Maesawa in the region of Iwate is a city located in Japan - some 245 mi or ( 394 km ) North of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Maesawa

Time in Maesawa is now 06:31 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yokohama, Edo, Yamagata-shi, Usuginu, and Tamoyama. Being here already, consider visiting Yokohama . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Maesawa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Freight through Hiraizumi ひらいずみで ED75 : Japanese trains

0:41 min by Rocketboy1950
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An ED75 hauls a freight on the Tohoku line through Hiraizumi ..

Antlered Deer Dance (Gyozan School), Hiraizumi 行山流角懸鹿躍(中尊寺にて)

12:43 min by photojpn
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Taiko drum dance by eight men dressed as fierce-looking deer-lion with tall antlers and a mane. They performed in front of Chusonji temple in Hiraizumi (World Heritage Site), Iwate Prefecture on May 2 ..


Chusonji Temple (中尊寺), Hiraizumi City, Japan

11:34 min by EnchantingJapan
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Chusonji Temple (中尊寺) is located in the Hiraizumi (平泉) City in the Tohoku Region of northeastern Japan. Hiraizumi city is located north of Sendai and Fukushima cities. Hiraizumi city's historic sites ..

L'esperienza onsen Cavallette's photos around Hiraizumi, Japan

1:07 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
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Preview of Cavallette's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Hiraizumi, J ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Maesawa, Iwate

Maesawa, Iwate was a town located in Isawa District, Iwate, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 15,215 and a density of 210.33 persons per km². The total area was 72.34 km². Maesawa is very famous for its beef, which is available only in Japan. On February 20, 2006 Maesawa was merged with the cities of Esashi and Mizusawa, the town of Isawa, and the village of Koromogawa, all from Isawa District, to form the new city of Ōshū.

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Located at 39.05 141.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Dissolved municipalities of Iwate Prefecture

Maesawa Station

Maesawa Station is a railway station on the JR East Tōhoku Main Line. It is located in Ōshū, Iwate, Japan.

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Located at 39.05 141.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku Main Line

Rikuchū-Orii Station

Rikuchū-Orii Station is a train station in Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Located at 39.09 141.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture

Chūson-ji

Chūson-ji (中尊寺) is a Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of the Tendai sect in Tōhoku (northeastern Japan). The Tendai sect claims that the temple was founded in 850 by Ennin, the third chief abbot of the sect, but most scholars believe that Chūson-ji was founded by Fujiwara no Kiyohira in about 1100. There is no archaeological or historical record of Buddhist activity in this area before 1100.

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Located at 39.00 141.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 850 establishments, Buddhist temples in Iwate Prefecture, Heian period, Nara period, National Treasures of Japan, Special Historic Sites

Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land is a grouping of five sites from late eleventh- and twelfth-century Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The serial nomination was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011, under criteria ii and vi.

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Located at 38.99 141.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Iwate Prefecture, Culture in Iwate Prefecture, Japanese culture, Visitor attractions in Iwate Prefecture, World Heritage Sites in Japan

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