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 About the Bonsho temple bell at Chusonji temple. 梵鐘517 views
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 Bonsho temple bell at Chusonji temple. Nice building for the bell. 梵鐘494 views
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 Mine-yakushido Hall worships Yakushi Nyorai. 峯薬師堂480 views
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 Jodogahama literally means Paradise Beach.275 views
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 Dramatic rock formations.268 views
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 Kamaishi Dai-Kannon. She holds a fish.223 views
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 Jodogahama, Iwate Pref.216 views
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 Jodogahama sign. Part of the Rikuchu-Kaigan National Park.163 views
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 View of bay, Kamaishi, Iwate144 views
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 Not a sandy beach, but still popular in summer.127 views
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 Giant Kannon statue in the distance.116 views1 comments
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 JR Kamaishi Station103 views
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 View of Kamaishi Port which was devastated by the tsunami in March 2011.73 views
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 View of bay72 views
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 Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture was designated as a World Heritage Site in 2011, announced soon after the March 11, 2011 Tohoku disaster.28 views
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 Great dance. Enjoyed it very much. Be sure to see my video.28 views
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 Rental bicycles near Chusonji.28 views
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 Cherry tree near Chusonji's Hondo main hall.4 views
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 Taiko drum dance by eight men dressed as fierce-looking deer-lion with tall antlers and a mane.4 views
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 When I arrived on May 2, 2012, this dance troupe danced in front of Hiraizumi Station. The train station has a nice tourist information office where you can pick up maps and pamphlets and directions to bicycle rentals.3 views
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 Chusonji's Hondo main hall in Hiraizumi. It was last rebuilt in 1909. Its main object of worship is Amida Nyorai (the Buddha of Infinite Light), flanked by Chūsonji's eternal flames which came from Enryakuji in Shiga Prefecture. 2 views
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 Motsuji's official web site in English2 views
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 Hiraizumi's two main attractions are Chusonji temple (famous for Konjikido Hall covered with gold leaf) and Motsuji temple's garden.1 views
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 The temples of Hiraizumi are near JR Hiraizumi Station on the Tohoku Line. Hiraizumi is a short train ride from Ichinoseki Station, a shinkansen station.1 views
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 Along the way was this Benkei Hall and a fallen torii.1 views
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 Gate to Chusonji's Hondo main hall.1 views
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 Altar inside Chusonji's Hondo main hall.1 views
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 On to Konjikido, 240 meters away.1 views
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 Fudo-do Hall, a prayer training hall. Worships Fudo-myoo. 不動堂1 views
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 The Golden Hall is indeed gold and beautiful. It's not that big and looks brand new, thanks to restoration work. The gold leaf gleams and shell inlays in the columns are intricate.1 views
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 While walking back and passing by the Hondo main hall, I found this group dancing in front of the Hondo hall.1 views
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 About mountain-like formations.1 views
   
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