Motsu-ji Temple
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Motsu-ji Temple was founded by the monk Jikaku Daishi, in 850. At the end of the Heian period, the second and third Oshu Fujiwara lords, Motohira and Hidehira, built grand temple buildings including the Kondo Enryuji Temple and the Kashoji Temple. In total, the complex included 40 temple buildings and 500 monks' quarters, earning it the reputation as a sacred ground without peer in Japan.
More Information about Motsu-ji Temple
Street address
- 58 Hiraizumi aza oosawa, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishi-iwai Gun, Iwate
About IWATE Access
- About 7 minutes by foot from the JR Hiraizumi Station
Take the Hiraizumi-cho Circulation Bus (Run-Run) from Hiraizumi Ekimae and get off at Motsuji (3 minutes)
- About 7 minutes by foot from the JR Hiraizumi Station
Opening Hours
- March 5 - November 4: 8:30 - 17:00 November 5 - March 4: 8:30 - 16:30
Closed
- None
Website
- http://www.motsuji.or.jp/en/
Best season
- All year
Point
update: Sep.3.2024
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