{"id":1579,"date":"2011-08-15T13:11:42","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T13:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2011-08-15T13:11:42","modified_gmt":"2011-08-15T13:11:42","slug":"historic-monuments-and-sites-of-hiraizumi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/historic-monuments-and-sites-of-hiraizumi\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year several historic monuments and sites of Hiraizumi were declared World Heritage Sites in Japan. One of the sites chosen as a World Heritage site was Ch\u016bsonji (<strong>\u4e2d\u5c0a\u5bfa<\/strong>) of Ch\u016bson Temple. One of the best rooms of the the Ch\u016bson Temple is the Konjikid\u014d (<strong>\u91d1\u8272\u5802<\/strong>), which means \u2018Golden Hall\u2019 in English. The Golden Hall contains the mummified bodies of the leaders of the \u014csh\u016b Fujiwarashi (<strong>\u5965\u5dde\u85e4\u539f\u6c0f<\/strong>) or Northern Fujiwara Clan. The Northern Fujiwara Clan was a noble family that used to rule areas of northeastern Japan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u91d1\u8272\u5802\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HKBKyINVGCY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kinkeizan (<strong>\u91d1\u9d8f\u5c71<\/strong>) or Kinkei Mountain is a name of a mountain used for sutra burials. The Kinkeizan is considered a sacred mountain. It is also considered a historic site because the remains of Za\u014d Gongen (<strong>\u8535\u738b\u6a29\u73fe<\/strong>) were discovered. Za\u014d Gongen was the name of a deity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u91d1\u9d8f\u5c71 \uff5e \u4e16\u754c\u907a\u7523\u3000\u5e73\u6cc9\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mo91cR_poPU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yanagi no Gosho (<strong>\u67f3\u4e4b\u5fa1\u6240\u907a\u8de1<\/strong>) was formerly believed to be a castle. Excavations of the area revealed that there was a moat and a garden with a lake. Now, there is very little of the castle that remains, but the foundations of the castle can still be seen.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u67f3\u4e4b\u5fa1\u6240\u907a\u8de1 \uff5e \u4e16\u754c\u907a\u7523\u3000\u5e73\u6cc9\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lu3GMPxKiIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kanjizai\u014din (<strong>\u89b3\u81ea\u5728\u738b\u9662\u8de1<\/strong>) was part of the temple grounds and was considered a form of paradise on earth. The site can be traced back to the 12<sup>th<\/sup> century. At its height, it was a garden with a running stream littered with pebbles. Records show that it had an artificial pond shaped into that of an island with a waterfall.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u6771\u65e5\u672c\u30d1\u30b9 * \u4e16\u754c\u907a\u7523 \u5e73\u6cc9 \u9cf4\u5b50\u6e29\u6cc9 \u65b0\u5e84\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4BybhYA_ShY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mury\u014dk\u014din (<strong>\u7121\u91cf\u5149\u9662\u8de1<\/strong>) also used to be a lovely garden from the 12<sup>th<\/sup> century. Like the gardens of Mury\u014dk\u014din and other temples in the area, it was the patronage of the Fujiwara Clan that was responsible for the flourishing of such gardens. These sites like the Mury\u014dk\u014din are really the lasting legacies of the Northern Fujiwara Clan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u4e16\u754c\u907a\u7523\u3000\u5e73\u6cc9\u3000\u7121\u91cf\u5149\u9662\u8de1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DOiZc4AJuDU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>M\u014dts\u016bji (<strong>\u6bdb\u8d8a\u5bfa<\/strong>) has not lost any of its beauty since the 12<sup>th<\/sup> century. The gardens of M\u014dts\u016bji still retain their original stone paved gardens with ornamental rocks that serve to mimic islands and peninsulas.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RUXm2iD9m7A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year several historic monuments and sites of Hiraizumi were declared World Heritage Sites in Japan. One of the sites chosen as a World Heritage site was Ch\u016bsonji (\u4e2d\u5c0a\u5bfa) of Ch\u016bson Temple. One of the best rooms of the the Ch\u016bson Temple is the Konjikid\u014d (\u91d1\u8272\u5802), which means \u2018Golden Hall\u2019 in English. 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