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Historical Streetscape in KANEGASAKI SAMURAI quarter
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Traditional Buildings named "Kanagasakicho Castle Suwa-koji (Samurai residence area remaining in castle town)" stretches approximately 690meters from east to west and 980meters from north to south, and is surrounded by rich nature including rivers and tree belts. It is thought to have been developed in 1644 , with the fortress facing the Kitakami River, samurai estates between the fortress and the road to the west of the fortress, and townspeople's areas along the road. The alleys within the samurai town remain almost exactly as they were in the Edo period, and traditional buildings such as samurai houses with thatched roofs are well preserved. Each site is divided into sections by hedges and stonework facing the road, and a variety of trees are planted within the sites.
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Kanegasaki town
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Golden Hall of CHUSONJI Temple one of world cultural heritage  
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Chusonji Temple is said to have been founded in 850, but it is believed that it was first built in the early 12th century when Fujiwara Kiyohira, the first head of the Oshu Fujiwara clan. The inscription on the ridgepole of the existing Konjikido (Golden Hall) dates it to 1124. The hall was built by Kiyohira as his own mausoleum, and the mummified remains of three generations of Kiyohira, his son Motohira, and his grandson Hidehira are enshrined on a stepped platform inside. The peaceful and prosperous golden culture of Hiraizumi continued for 100 years, through three generations of Kiyohira, his son Motohira, and his grandson Hidehira. Although it was destroyed during the Oshu conquest by the Kamakura shogunate, the gardens and golden pagoda, built based on Pure Land Buddhism with the aim of consoling the souls of those who died and realizing peace, still retain the appearance of that time.
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Hiraizumi town


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