Konjikido of Chusonji Temple

Very impressive

The ticket (800 yen) gives you access to a small museum with some amazing artifacts on display. You don't often have the chance to see original art from the Heian period. Many of the statues and objec...

This Golden Hall is the highlight of a visit to Hiraizumi

The Konjiki, or Golden Hall, is where the bodies of four generations of the Fujiwara are enshrined. It is such an important national treasure that a larger modern structure was built around the Konji...

Impressive

Well worth a visit if you're in the area. The visit to the museum was a good precursor but the Golden Hall itself is the highlight at the Chuson-ji Temple. The fact that this was completed nearly 1,20...

Japanese National Treasure Number 1.

The principles of determining the criteria for attribution to the National heritage of Japan don`t coincide with UNESCO, nor even more so with the priorities of foreign tourists. There were no foreign...

Beautiful and in awe

So spectacularly golden and ancient and another building was built to protect its structure. The aura is strong with this one. Must come by since it is the only surviving temple