Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Pure Land Garden of Mōtsū-ji
LocationHiraizumi, Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (vi)
Reference1277rev
Inscription2011 (35th Session)
Area176.2 ha (435 acres)
Buffer zone6,008 ha (14,850 acres)
Coordinates39°0′4″N 141°6′28″E / 39.00111°N 141.10778°E / 39.00111; 141.10778
Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi is located in Japan
Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi
Location of Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi in Japan

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land is a grouping of five sites from late eleventh- and twelfth-century Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The serial nomination was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011, under criteria ii and vi.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land" (PDF). ICOMOS. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

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