Chuson-ji Temple: A Buddhist art journey in the Golden Hall

Chuson-ji Temple is located in Hiraizumi, Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of the Tendai sect in the Tohoku region. Founded in 850, it is dedicated to Shakyamuni Buddha and is one of the 33 Kannon temples in Oshu. Chuson-ji Temple has many national treasures and cultural heritage sites, and is known as the most important treasure house of Heian Buddhist art in eastern Japan. In 2011, it was listed as a World Cultural Heritage site as part of the "Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land."