The Goishi Coast is section of the coastline of the Pacific Ocean located in the city of Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.
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Travel & Culture Tours: ‘South Iwate, Japan’ (Video)
Iwate Prefecture may be known as a place devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, but it’s coming back better and stronger than ever.
Iwate is a large prefecture on the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island. The southern city of Hiraizumi contains a rich architectural legacy from its period as a political center in the 11th and 12th centuries, including Chūson-ji Temple and the adjacent Mōtsū-ji Temple. Northeast, the city of Tōno was the birthplace of many folk tales, now recounted in traditional surrounds at its Old Tales Village.
Travel Video: The Autumn Leaves of Chūson-ji Temple In Hiraizumi, Japan
Chūson-ji Temple is the head temple of the Tendai sect in Tōhoku region, Iwate Prefecture. Chūson-jí was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Because “the Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi” were highly evaluated.
Video timeline: 00:00 タイトル(Title) 00:12 月見坂終盤(Tsukimizaka Slope) 00:24 弁慶堂(Benkeidō Hall) 00:50 参道(an approach to Hondō) 01:08 本堂(Hondō Main Hall) 01:27 峯薬師堂(Mine Yakushidō Hall) 02:30 参道(an approach to Konjikidō) 03:01 阿弥陀堂(Amidadō) 03:20 金色堂前(Konjikidō) 03:32 弁財天堂(Benzai Tendō) 04:21 釈迦堂(Shakadō) 04:41 弁財天堂(Benzai Tendō) 05:30 能楽殿(a Noh theater) 05:50 ライトアップ(illuminated temple)
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Chūson-jí is a Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of the Tendai sect in Tōhoku region of northern Honshu. The temple claims it was founded in 850 by Ennin, the third chief abbot of the sect.