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Discover Tateishi in Japan

Tateishi in the region of Iwate is a place located in Japan - some 241 mi or ( 387 km ) North of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Tateishi

Local time in Tateishi is now 09:15 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yokohama, Edo, Kofu, Yamagata-shi, and Usuginu. When in this area, you might want to check out Yokohama . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Tateishi ? 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

Hiraizumi Station

is a railway station on the JR East Tōhoku Main Line. It is located in Hiraizumi, Iwate, Japan. Hiraizumi Station is administered by Ichinoseki Station. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale. There are 19 trains a day in either direction, with intervals of about an hour.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.99 141.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku Main Line

Kanjizaiō-in

Kanjizaiō-in (観自在王院) refers to a former temple in Hiraizumi founded by the wife of Fujiwara no Motohira, the second of the Northern Fujiwara rulers. It sat directly across the Frontier Way from Enryu-ji and Kasho-ji, her husband's twin temples. Her temple shared the Pure Land theme with her husbands temples and both had large ponds with variable coastlines surrounded by Pure Land gardens. The pond was fed by a stream from Mōtsū-ji.

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Located at 38.99 141.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Iwate Prefecture, Places of Scenic Beauty, World Heritage Sites in Japan

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.99 141.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 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

Mōtsū-ji

refers to the Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in Hiraizumi and to the historic area surrounding it containing the ruins of two older temples, Enryū-ji (圓隆寺) and Kashō-ji (嘉祥寺) in a Jōdo garden. The current temple was built in the 18th century and bears no relation to the ancient temples that once stood here. In June 2011, Mōtsū-ji was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as "Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi".

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Located at 38.99 141.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Iwate Prefecture

Nishiiwai District, Iwate

Nishiiwai District, Iwate is a district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 8,782. The total area is 63.39 km². After the 3rd city of Ichinoseki creation on September 20, 2005, the district has only one town left. Hiraizumi

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Located at 38.99 141.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Districts in Iwate Prefecture

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