Takkoku-no-Iwaya, Hiraizumi

Name: Takkoku-no-Iwaya
Address: 16 Hiraizumi Kitazawa, Hiraizumi, 029-4102, Japan
Telephone: +81 191-46-4931

#6 among attractions in Hiraizumi

Temple, Buddhist architecture, Sacred and religious sites

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Takkoku-no-Iwaya is a Tendai sect Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Its main image is a stone image of Bishamon-ten. Its formal name is the Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon-do. The grounds have been designated a National Historic Site since 2005 ()

Local name: 達谷窟 Completed: 801 (1223 years ago)Coordinates: 38°58'6"N, 141°3'32"E

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16 Hiraizumi KitazawaHiraizumi 029-4102 Japan

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+81 191-46-4931

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Takkoku-no-Iwaya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Genbikei, Chūson-ji, Mōtsū-ji, Takadachi Gikeidō.

1.8 miS
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
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Buddhist temple with a mausoleum
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3 miNE
Temple, Buddhist architecture, Historical place
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3.5 miNE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Takadachi Gikeidō, Hiraizumi
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3.1 miNE
Historical place, , Park
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3.5 miNE
Temple, Historical place,
Muryōkō-in, Hiraizumi
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3.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Yanagi-no-Gosho, Hiraizumi
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3.1 miNE
UNESCO-listed archaeological site
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79 min walk • 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.
3.2 miNE
38°59'36"N • 141°6'32"E
Kinkeizan, Hiraizumi
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3.2 miNE
Temple
Jin se tang
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