Tourist attractions in Hiraizumi, Iwate: profiles, services and practical information.
Explore Tourist attractions in Hiraizumi, Iwate, including Geibikei Gorge, Genbikei Gorge, Konjikido at Chusonji Temple. Follow the individual profiles for descriptions, sources and practical details for your visit.
Geibikei opens its scenery from the water: boats move between limestone walls rising more than 50 metres above the Satetsu River. The round trip takes about 90 minutes a…
View profile →Genbikei follows the Iwai River between water-shaped rocks, rapids and small waterfalls along a stretch of about two kilometres. Visitors can get close to the scenery on…
View profile →Chusonji stands on a wooded slope above Hiraizumi, a town that became a cultural centre of the Northern Fujiwara in the late Heian period. Its origins are linked to the…
View profile →Motsuji offers a different way to read Hiraizumi from Chusonji. Instead of a long cedar-lined climb, the visit unfolds around a pond garden designed to evoke the Buddhis…
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