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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mōtsū-ji temple - Modern Stone Circle etc in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 05 January 2020  Page Views: 1259

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Mōtsū-ji temple Alternative Name: 毛越寺 Motsu-ji
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 5.903 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Hiraizumi-chō (Iwate prefecture)  Nearest Village: HiraizumiŌsawa 平泉
Latitude: 38.987550N  Longitude: 141.108610E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Mōtsū-ji temple submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
A part of one of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hiraizumi, here we see the tall stone in the pond garden of Mōtsū-ji temple, which was slanted by the 2011 earthquake and then re-erected. This is outstanding but there are more modern stone settings on the shore and in the pond. The pond garden represents the Buddhist paradise.

The main feature of Hiraizumi site is Chūson-ji temple with the golden pavilion, but the Mōtsū-ji temple and its pond garden (above) are also well worth visiting

Open 8:30-17:00(-16:30 Nov.5-Mar.4) all year around, admission 700 Japanese Yen (2024 price).

Official site in English. Link for the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hiraizumi.
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