Tony McNicol Photography Archive

Temples of Hiraizumi, Iwate, Japan. 2008

A worshipper approaches a temple building at Chusonji temple, Hiraizumi, Japan, 28 August 2008. The temple was founded in 850. Hiraizumi in Northern Japan flourished as the seat of the Oshu Fujiwara clan for around 100 years from the end of the 12th century. The city was built to be an earthly recreation of the Buddhist "Pure Land" or Nirvana.

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Contained in galleries: Hiraizumi, Iwate. Aug and Oct 2008

A worshipper approaches a temple building at Chusonji temple, Hiraizumi, Japan, 28 August 2008. The temple was founded in 850. Hiraizumi in Northern Japan flourished as the seat of the Oshu Fujiwara clan for around 100 years from the end of the 12th century. The city was built to be an earthly recreation of the Buddhist "Pure Land" or Nirvana.