The World Heritage Sites in Japan

The Glory of the Buddhist Pure Land: Hiraizumi (1x7)

Yayınlanma tarihi: Mar 02, 2023

Once known as Michinooku or "the back country," the town of Hiraizumi in the Tohoku region was founded in the 12th century. Its temples were built over three generations by the Fujiwara clan in an attempt to recreate the Buddhist Pure Land, an ideal world free of defilement and suffering, exemplified by the Golden Hall at Chuson-ji Temple.