“kiyotz” © by Teehouse in 十日町市 (Tōkamachi-shi), 新潟県 (Niigata-ken), Japan
Image © さんは (Sadao Hotta).
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“kiyotz” © by Teehouse in 十日町市 (Tōkamachi-shi), 新潟県 (Niigata-ken), Japan
Image © さんは (Sadao Hotta).
(Source: designboom.com)
平泉町 (Hiraizumi-chō) – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land, 西磐井郡 (Nishiiwai-gun), 岩手県 (Iwate-ken), Japan
This newly inscribed World Heritage Convention mixed site comprises five sites, including the sacred Mount Kinkeisan. It features vestiges of government offices dating from the 11th and 12th centuries when Hiraizumi-chō was the administrative center of the northern realm of Japan and rivaled Kyoto. The realm was based on the cosmology of Pure Land Buddhism, which spread to Japan in the 8th century. It represented the pure land of Buddha that people aspire to after death, as well as peace of mind in this life. In combination with indigenous Japanese nature worship and Shintoism, Pure Land Buddhism developed a concept of planning and garden design that was unique to Japan.
Photograph © Ôikegaran Ato / Kawashima Printing Company
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