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53 relations: Amitābha, Aomori Prefecture, Ōshū Kaidō, Ōshū, Iwate, Chūson-ji, Cherry blossom, Cryptomeria, Districts of Japan, East Japan Railway Company, Emishi, Esashi, Iwate, Fujiwara no Kiyohira, Haiku, Heian period, Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi, Humid subtropical climate, Ichinoseki, Iwate, Imperial House of Japan, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Japan National Route 4, Japan Standard Time, Japanese bush warbler, Jōdo-shū, Kanjizaiō-in, Köppen climate classification, Kitakami Mountains, Kitakami River, Kyoto, List of regions of Japan, List of sovereign states, List of towns in Japan, Matsuo Bashō, Mōtsū-ji, Meiji Restoration, Muryōkō-in, Mutsu Province, National Treasure (Japan), Nishiiwai District, Iwate, Northern Fujiwara, Pagoda, Population, Population density, Prefectures of Japan, Pure land, Sotogahama, Aomori, Tōhoku Expressway, Tōhoku Main Line, Tōhoku region, Tiantai County, ..., World Heritage site, Yanagi-no-Gosho, Zhejiang. Expand index (3 more) »
Amitābha
Amitābha, also known as Amida or Amitāyus, is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism.
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Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region.
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Ōshū Kaidō
The was one of the five routes of the Edo period.
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Ōshū, Iwate
is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Chūson-ji
is a Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Cherry blossom
A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is called sakura after the Japanese (桜 or 櫻; さくら).
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Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria (literally "hidden parts") is a monotypic genus of conifer in the cypress family Cupressaceae, formerly belonging to the family Taxodiaceae.
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Districts of Japan
The is today a geographical and statistical unit comprising one or several rural municipalities in Japan.
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East Japan Railway Company
is a major passenger railway company in Japan and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies.
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Emishi
The constituted an ethnic group of people who lived in northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region which was referred to as in contemporary sources.
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Esashi, Iwate
was a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Fujiwara no Kiyohira
was a samurai of mixed Japanese-Emishi parentage of the late Heian period (794–1185), who was the founder of the Hiraizumi or Northern Fujiwara dynasty that ruled Northern Japan from about 1100 to 1189.
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Haiku
(plural haiku) is a very short Japan poem with seventeen syllables and three verses.
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Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.
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Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi
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.
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Humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild to cool winters.
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Ichinoseki, Iwate
is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.
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Imperial House of Japan
The, also referred to as the Imperial Family and the Yamato Dynasty, comprises those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties.
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Iwate Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Japan National Route 4
is a major national highway in eastern Honshū, Japan.
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Japan Standard Time
is the standard timezone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (i.e. it is UTC+09:00).
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Japanese bush warbler
The Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone), known in Japanese as uguisu (鶯), is an Asian passerine bird more often heard than seen.
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Jōdo-shū
, also known as Jōdo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai monk Hōnen.
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Kanjizaiō-in
is former temple in Hiraizumi in what is now southern Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kitakami Mountains
is a mountain range in northeastern Honshu, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.
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Kitakami River
The is the fourth largest river in Japan and the largest in the Tōhoku region.
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Kyoto
, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.
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List of regions of Japan
The regions of Japan are not official administrative units, but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts.
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List of sovereign states
This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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List of towns in Japan
A town (町; chō or machi) is a local administrative unit in Japan.
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Matsuo Bashō
, born 松尾 金作, then, was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan.
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Mōtsū-ji
is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the town of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan, and also refers to the historic area surrounding it containing the ruins of two older temples, Enryū-ji (圓隆寺) and Kashō-ji (嘉祥寺) in a Jōdo (Pure Land) garden.
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Meiji Restoration
The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event that restored practical imperial rule to the Empire of Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.
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Muryōkō-in
is former temple in Hiraizumi in what is now southern Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
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Mutsu Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture.
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National Treasure (Japan)
Some of the National Treasures of Japan A National Treasure (国宝: kokuhō) is the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (a subsidiary of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).
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Nishiiwai District, Iwate
is a district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Northern Fujiwara
The Northern Fujiwara (奥州藤原氏 Ōshū Fujiwara-shi) were a Japanese noble family that ruled the Tōhoku region (the northeast of Honshū) of Japan during the 12th century as their own realm.
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Pagoda
A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves, built in traditions originating as stupa in historic South Asia and further developed in East Asia or with respect to those traditions, common to Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka and other parts of Asia.
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Population
In biology, a population is all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding.
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Population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.
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Prefectures of Japan
Japan is divided into 47, forming the first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.
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Pure land
A pure land is the celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism.
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Sotogahama, Aomori
is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
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Tōhoku Expressway
The is a national expressway in Japan.
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Tōhoku Main Line
The is a 575.7 km long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Tōhoku region
The, Northeast region, or Northeast Japan consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.
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Tiantai County
Tiantai County (Tai-chow dialect: T'in-t'e yön) is located in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
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World Heritage site
A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.
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Yanagi-no-Gosho
is the site of the late Heian period palace complex of the Northern Fujiwara clan, the rulers of Hiraizumi, in what is now southern Iwate Prefecture.
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Zhejiang
, formerly romanized as Chekiang, is an eastern coastal province of China.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiraizumi,_Iwate
