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A computer-graphic recreation of the World Heritage sites Muryōkōin and Mount Kinkei as they would have looked in Hiraizumi’s heyday. (© Hiraizumi Board of Education)
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A portrait of three successive Ōshū Fujiwara leaders held by Mōtsūji temple. (© Mōtsūji)
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The Tsukimizaka path stretches for around a half-kilometer.
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The modern Shin’ōidō hall shelters the gilded Konjikidō inside.
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The Konjikidō is a treasure trove of fine ornamentation in mother-of-pearl inlay, ivory, and lacquer. (© Chūsonji)
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Take a break with a bowl of matcha and a Japanese sweet.
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