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
Location	Hiraizumi, Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Criteria	Cultural: (ii), (vi)
Reference	1277rev
Inscription	2011 (35th Session)
Area	176.2 ha (435 acres)
Buffer zone	6,008 ha (14,850 acres)
Coordinates	39°0′4″N 141°6′28″E
	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.

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