M\u014dts\u016b-ji Temple, located in Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture, is a Tendai sect temple and, like Ch\u016bson-ji, is a component of the UNESCO World Heritage site “Hiraizumi \u2013 Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land.”It was originally built by Motohira, the second lord of the \u014csh\u016b Fujiwara clan. Although the buildings have since been lost to fire, a vast site of the former temple complex remains. The biggest highlight is the J\u014ddo Garden (Pure Land Garden), which conveys the gardening style of the Heian period. The garden centered around \u014cizumi-ga-ike Pond exudes an elegant and tranquil atmosphere, representing the Buddhist paradise (Pure Land) of that time.An elegant Kyokusui no En (Winding Stream Party) is held here annually on May $4text{th}$.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
M\u014dts\u016b-ji Temple, located in Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture, is a Tendai sect temple and, like Ch\u016bson-ji, is a component of the UNESCO World Heritage site “Hiraizumi \u2013 Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land.”It was originally built by Motohira, the second lord of the \u014csh\u016b Fujiwara clan. Although the buildings have since been lost to fire, a vast site of the former temple complex remains. The biggest highlight is the J\u014ddo Garden (Pure Land Garden), which conveys the gardening style of the Heian period. The garden centered around \u014cizumi-ga-ike Pond exudes an elegant and tranquil atmosphere, representing the Buddhist paradise (Pure Land) of that time.An elegant Kyokusui […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1302],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-iwate"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n