If you’re heading to Hiraizumi, make a little extra time for these two nearby spots. They’re not just beautiful—they’re the kind of places that make a trip feel extra special.

Access: Right by Hiraizumi Cultural Heritage Center bus stop on the Run Run Loop Line bus departing from JR Hiraizumi Station; Tel.: 0191-46-4012; Open: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (last entry 4:30 pm) ...

Hiraizumi may well be the most important Japanese village you’ve never heard of. During the days of the samurai, Feudal Japan was like Game of Thrones in real life, with countless tales of ...

Hiraizumi, in northern Iwate Prefecture, obtained World Heritage registration in 2011 for five temples, gardens, and archaeological sites representing the Buddhist Pure Land.

The historic monuments and sites of Hiraizumi, comprising five sites associated with Japanese Pure Land Buddhism, were granted UNESCO World Heritage site status in June of 2011.

Regarding the June 27 article 'Hiraizumi gets listed as Heritage site': It is glad news that the temples and landscape of Hiraizumi (Iwate Prefecture) have won UNESCO approval as a World Heritage ...

Hiraizumi, which literally translates as 'Peace Spring', doesn't seem at first glance to have much to offer but there is more to this Japanese town than meets the eye.

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Actress Gina Hiraizumi is back in Hawaii to talk about the premieres of two films that she stars in. “The Wrong Stepmother” is set to premiere on July 5th, ...