10 Sacred & Religious Sites in Nishiiwai-gun That You Shouldn't Miss

July 23, 2021 Mikaela Didonna

Discover the best top things to do in Nishiiwai-gun, Japan including Chuson-ji Temple, Takkoku no Iwaya, Chuson-ji Konjiki-do, Sankozo, Hakusan Shrine Nogakudo, Motsu-ji Temple, Hakusan Shrine, Kyu Oi-do, Izu Gongen Shrine, Tsukimizaka Hachimando Temple.
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1. Chuson-ji Temple

202 Koromonoseki, Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun 029-4102 Iwate Prefecture +81 191-46-2211 http://www.chusonji.or.jp/index.html
Excellent
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41%
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4.5 based on 777 reviews

Chuson-ji Temple

Reviewed By W9171FFmichellec - San Diego, United States

It's good to get here early as walking around the temple buildings can be done anytime and its cool to see the small army of red smock wearing cleaning ladies do their thing. Lots of mature shade trees. Historical atmosphere. At 9am, the omikuji/temple offices/souvenir shops start opening. Multiple opportunities to get Goshuin (temple stamps) so bring your Goshuin-Cho (accordian style book) or buy one there. Museum and Golden Temple(its inside a building) combined ticket is 800 yen. Tourists start showing up in droves at 10am, on Saturday. Parking lots for this attraction start at 1000 yen, but can be found for 500yen. Not many obvious places to eat in this Hiraizumi area, (we missed our turn and drove and drove, looking for food, but settled for Expressway Rest Stop) but there is a cafe within the temple complex in the thatch roof building and near the museum.

2. Takkoku no Iwaya

16 Hiraizumi Kitazawa, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun 029-4102 Iwate Prefecture +81 191-46-4931 http://www.iwayabetto.com
Excellent
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4.5 based on 149 reviews

Takkoku no Iwaya

3. Chuson-ji Konjiki-do

202 Hiraizumi Koromonoseki, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun 029-4102 Iwate Prefecture +81 191-46-2211 http://www.chusonji.or.jp/know/konjikido.html
Excellent
63%
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4.5 based on 202 reviews

Chuson-ji Konjiki-do

Reviewed By JohnD209 - Leavenworth, United States

The Konjiki, or Golden Hall, is where the bodies of four generations of the Fujiwara are enshrined. It is such an important national treasure that a larger modern structure was built around the Konjiki to protect it from the elements. Basho wrote a haiku, "Have the summer rains come and gone, sparing the Hall of Light" to commemorate his visit during his travels in Michinoku. From his haiku, we can see that many people were concerned with the effects of weather on the shrine. If you see nothing else during your visit to Chuson-ji, make sure you see this. There are audiotapes in several languages to help understand the significance of the shrine and the Fujiwara clan.

4. Sankozo

202 Koromonoseki Hiraizumi Chuson-ji Temple, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun 029-4102 Iwate Prefecture +81 191-46-2211 http://www.chusonji.or.jp/around/index.html
Excellent
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4.5 based on 11 reviews

Sankozo

5. Hakusan Shrine Nogakudo

173 Hiraizumi Koromonoseki, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun 029-4102 Iwate Prefecture +81 191-46-4397
Excellent
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4.5 based on 3 reviews

Hakusan Shrine Nogakudo

6. Motsu-ji Temple

58 Hiraizumi Osawa, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun 029-4102 Iwate Prefecture +81 191-46-2331 http://www.motsuji.or.jp
Excellent
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4.0 based on 430 reviews

Motsu-ji Temple

Special Historical Site and Special Place of Scenic Beauty The garden represents the Pure Land Buddhist world and beauty of Japan. The temple garden of Motsu-ji has been doubly recognized as a Special Historic Site and Special Place of Scenic Beauty, a tribute to its extraordinary cultural value. The temple itself, like Chuson-ji, is said to have been established in 850 by Ennin (Jikaku Daishi, third head abbot of the Tendai sect.) Building began here in the twelfth century, during the time of Fujiwara no Motohira, and was completed by his son, Hidehira. At its peak, Motsu-ji was home to more than forty halls and pagodas, and more than five hundred monks' quarters. Its main hall, Enryu-ji, was considered "without peer in all the land" by medieval sources. The garden is centered on a pond known as Oizumigaike, an exemplar of the elegance of Heian era gardening technique.

7. Hakusan Shrine

Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun 029-4102 Iwate Prefecture http://www.chusonji.or.jp/around/index.html
Excellent
12%
Good
67%
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4.0 based on 58 reviews

Hakusan Shrine

8. Kyu Oi-do

202 Hiraizumi Koromonoseki, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun 029-4102 Iwate Prefecture
Excellent
14%
Good
59%
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27%
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4.0 based on 51 reviews

Kyu Oi-do

9. Izu Gongen Shrine

92 Motsu Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun 029-4102 Iwate Prefecture +81 191-46-5127
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4.0 based on 1 reviews

Izu Gongen Shrine

10. Tsukimizaka Hachimando Temple

45 Hiraizumi Koromonoseki, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun 029-4102 Iwate Prefecture +81 191-46-2211
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4.0 based on 1 reviews

Tsukimizaka Hachimando Temple

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