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    chief abbot of the sect. George Sansom states Chūson- was founded by Fujiwara no Kiyohira in 1095. Chūson- was designated as a Special Historic Site in...
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    the 1950 destruction of Kinkaku-ji Buntenkaku in Nagoya, modeled after the Golden Pavilion Ginkaku-ji Shōkoku-ji Chūson-ji with golden Konjiki-dō Golden...
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    as Morioka Castle, the Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi including Chūson-ji and Mōtsū-ji, the Fujiwara no Sato movie lot and theme park in Ōshū, and the...
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    Towada-Hachimantai National Park Aizuwakamatsu Castle Hirosaki Castle Chūson-ji Mōtsū-ji Mount Osore Three Mountains of Dewa Yama-dera Ōuchi-juku Ginzan Onsen...
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    Hirosaki – Hirosaki Castle, Nakacho Samurai District Hiraizumi – Chūson-ji, Mōtsū-ji, Kanjizaiō-in, Takkoku-no-Iwaya Semboku – Kakunodate Samurai District...
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  • containing the head of Fujiwara no Yasuhira is housed within the Konjiki-dō at Chūson-ji in Iwate Prefecture. Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334...
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    other culturally or historically notable sites. Chūson-ji, including the Konjikidō Golden Hall Mōtsū-ji with a 'Pure Land' style Jōdo Garden The ruins...
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    petition of 1189, and the Shōwa sojō or "monks' appeal" of 1313 from the Chūson-ji archives, has contributed much to the understanding of the sites and the...
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    The legacy of the Ōshū Fujiwara clan remains with the temples Chūson-ji and Mōtsū-ji in Hiraizumi, and the Shiramizu Amidadō temple building in Iwaki...
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    introduced the Kyoto culture into the area and built many temples, such as the Chūson-ji founded in 1095. During the Genpei War (1180-1185), fought between the...
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