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Motsu-ji
毛越寺Iwate · Tohoku
UNESCO World Heritage Tendai temple founded in 850 by Ennin; its original halls are long gone, but its Heian-period Pure Land garden survives almost intact around the Oizumi-ga-ike pond, including Japan's only surviving Heian-era yarimizu (a winding garden stream once used for courtly poetry-composing parties).
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.2· 4,931 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Admission
- Adult ¥700 / high-school ¥400 / elementary-junior-high ¥200.
- Nearest station
- JR Hiraizumi Station
- Website
- motsuji.or.jp
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
8:30–17:00Admission
- Adult ¥700 / high-school ¥400 / elementary-junior-high ¥200.
Stored weekly hours
Daily 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
How to get there
~7 min walk from JR Hiraizumi Station, or 3 min via the Hiraizumi loop bus Run Run to the Motsu-ji stop.
Tags
templegardenunesco
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