Muryōkō-in, Hiraizumi

Name: Muryōkō-in
Address: Hiraizumi, Hanarichi, Hiraizumi, 029-4102, Japan

#5 among attractions in Hiraizumi

Temple, Historical place, Unesco

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Muryōkō-in is former temple in Hiraizumi in what is now southern Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The site is designated as both a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and a Special National Historic Site. ()

Local name: 無量光院跡 Unesco: from 2011Area: 23.2 mi²Coordinates: 38°59'35"N, 141°6'58"E

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Hiraizumi, HanarichiHiraizumi 029-4102 Japan

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Muryōkō-in – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.9 miNW
Buddhist temple with a mausoleum
Chūson-ji, Hiraizumi
24 min walk • Chūson-ji, a resplendent temple complex nestled in the verdant hills of Hiraizumi, Japan, is a testament to the region's historical significance and spiritual heritage. Founded in 850 by the monk Ennin, this temple is a centerpiece of Japanese Buddhism and culture...
0.6 miSW
Temple, Buddhist architecture, Historical place
Mōtsū-ji, Hiraizumi
15 min walk • Mōtsū-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the town of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan, and also refers to the historic area surrounding it containing the ruins of two older temples, Enryū-ji and Kashō-ji in a Jōdo garden.
~1680 ftNW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Takadachi Gikeidō, Hiraizumi
9 min walk • Takadachi Gikeidō is a Buddhist chapel located in Hiraizumi in what is now southern Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan, dedicated to Minamoto no Yoshitsune. It was designated a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty in 2014 as part of the Landscapes of the Oku no Hosomichi. It is managed by neighboring Mōtsū-ji.
0.5 miSW
Historical place, , Park
Kanjizaiō-in, Hiraizumi
12 min walk • Kanjizaiō-in was a Buddhist temple located in Hiraizumi in what is now southern Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
~1160 ftE
Archaeological site
Yanagi-no-Gosho, Hiraizumi
6 min walk • The Yanagi Palace was the late Heian period palace complex of the Northern Fujiwara clan, the rulers of Hiraizumi, in what is now southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is protected by the central government as a National Historic Site.
0.4 miSW
UNESCO-listed archaeological site
Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi
12 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.
~1980 ftW
38°59'36"N • 141°6'32"E
Kinkeizan, Hiraizumi
10 min walk • Mount Kinkei is a conical hill in the town of Hiraizumi in southwestern Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The mountain is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.
1 miNW
Temple
Jin se tang
27 min walk • Chuson-ji Konjikido is a Buddhist temple built in the late Heian period in Chuson-ji, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishi-Inai-gun, Iwate Prefecture. It was built in the first year of Tenji by Kiyohira Fujiwara, the first generation of the Oshu Fujiwara clan.

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Nearby attractions include Yanagi-no-Gosho, Hiraizumi (6 min walk), Takadachi Gikeidō, Hiraizumi (9 min walk), Kinkeizan, Hiraizumi (10 min walk), Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi (12 min walk).