![Festival lanterns at Hiraizumi Station](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866954.D8DJmvWw.jpg) Festival lanterns at Hiraizumi Station |
![Tsukimi-zaka slope to Chūson-ji](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866957.jj4Kq5bY.jpg) Tsukimi-zaka slope to Chūson-ji |
![Buddhist altar at the foot of Kan-zan](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866958.vfnSg8D0.jpg) Buddhist altar at the foot of Kan-zan |
![Steps down to a lesser temple building](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866960.bQ4Clev7.jpg) Steps down to a lesser temple building |
![Patches of sun breaking through the trees](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866966.VrVAeeaz.jpg) Patches of sun breaking through the trees |
![Dragon-lion statue at Benkei-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866963.nsI4WVYe.jpg) Dragon-lion statue at Benkei-dō |
![Benkei-dō detail](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866964.QGRs370i.jpg) Benkei-dō detail |
![Chatting beside a rural panorama](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866965.O0HdLlZq.jpg) Chatting beside a rural panorama |
![Smaller temple hall along the ascent](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866962.glph3gKO.jpg) Smaller temple hall along the ascent |
![Yaezakura blossoms and Iwate countryside](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866967.AVvffcRv.jpg) Yaezakura blossoms and Iwate countryside |
![Yakushi-dō (Medicine Hall)](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866968.57tWsE3P.jpg) Yakushi-dō (Medicine Hall) |
![Detail with hanging paper, Yakushi-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866969.UvQ4VF4B.jpg) Detail with hanging paper, Yakushi-dō |
![Lantern and banners at the Hon-dō (Main Hall)](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866973.VFoCQTF3.jpg) Lantern and banners at the Hon-dō (Main Hall) |
![Hon-dō, Chūson-ji](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866972.jViVERm5.jpg) Hon-dō, Chūson-ji |
![Leading a tour group out of the Hon-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866970.AyNVUwJI.jpg) Leading a tour group out of the Hon-dō |
![Visitors at the temizuya, Hon-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866975.C67u2U3B.jpg) Visitors at the temizuya, Hon-dō |
![Jizō outside Fudō-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866977.DuKuiikL.jpg) Jizō outside Fudō-dō |
![Tying omikuji at Mine-yakushi-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866978.SF5gxnMX.jpg) Tying omikuji at Mine-yakushi-dō |
![Dainichi-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866979.sfVel9mq.jpg) Dainichi-dō |
![Barred entrance to the Konjiki-dō (Golden Hall)](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866980.NdMw5M9j.jpg) Barred entrance to the Konjiki-dō (Golden Hall) |
![Konjiki-dō main approach](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98866981.sx4L6J4y.jpg) Konjiki-dō main approach |
![Altars and jizō by the Konjiki-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867886.jaMoXcxW.jpg) Altars and jizō by the Konjiki-dō |
![Concrete hall housing the Konjiki-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867890.iHOT0ugg.jpg) Concrete hall housing the Konjiki-dō |
![Steps leading to Tenman-gū](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867893.rDX95Zbu.jpg) Steps leading to Tenman-gū |
![Time-weathered old hall](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867896.SyAAsqmc.jpg) Time-weathered old hall |
![Statue of Matsuo Bashō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867895.iDDnphQg.jpg) Statue of Matsuo Bashō |
![Approach to Hakusan-jinja](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867897.M678CgC2.jpg) Approach to Hakusan-jinja |
![Thatched roof of Nō Butai, Hakusan-jinja](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867898.0oOMsadO.jpg) Thatched roof of Nō Butai, Hakusan-jinja |
![Frontal view of the Nō stage](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867899.w6lpNFUf.jpg) Frontal view of the Nō stage |
![Miniature shrines in honor of the Chinese Zodiac](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867902.w7fCm6GT.jpg) Miniature shrines in honor of the Chinese Zodiac |
![Hakusan-jinja Nō Butai](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867901.ZMskT5eA.jpg) Hakusan-jinja Nō Butai |
![Gateway along the Tsukimi-zaka](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867904.u02kXqG2.jpg) Gateway along the Tsukimi-zaka |
![Jājāmen noodles - an Iwate speciality](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867905.mfJFPzEA.jpg) Jājāmen noodles - an Iwate speciality |
![Having a rest in Kyūkanjizaiō-in Teien](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867907.qnoF4k1m.jpg) Having a rest in Kyūkanjizaiō-in Teien |
![Hand-fishing kids in Kyūkanjizaiō-in Teien](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867908.WG0jdcS1.jpg) Hand-fishing kids in Kyūkanjizaiō-in Teien |
![Overview of the Jōdo-style garden](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867909.m0U90MS7.jpg) Overview of the Jōdo-style garden |
![Jōdo (Pure Land) Garden and pond at Mōtsū-ji](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867912.p8hnRXdm.jpg) Jōdo (Pure Land) Garden and pond at Mōtsū-ji |
![Hon-dō at Mōtsū-ji](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867910.f060637y.jpg) Hon-dō at Mōtsū-ji |
![Incense urn at the Hon-dō, Mōtsū-ji](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867911.sHIXRPaE.jpg) Incense urn at the Hon-dō, Mōtsū-ji |
![Narrow island and far side of the pond](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867915.xNTGyxqc.jpg) Narrow island and far side of the pond |
![Small tree and resting boat, Mōtsū-ji](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98867916.iyO7HcVj.jpg) Small tree and resting boat, Mōtsū-ji |
![Kaizan-dō at Mōtsū-ji](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871238.ri8wyx5I.jpg) Kaizan-dō at Mōtsū-ji |
![View across the rice paddy to the pond](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871242.kRvnGPMl.jpg) View across the rice paddy to the pond |
![Incense urn near the Kaizan-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871246.igTLGBSf.jpg) Incense urn near the Kaizan-dō |
![Pair of dragon boats across the pond](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871249.co9BPQIg.jpg) Pair of dragon boats across the pond |
![Remains of Kyōrō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871253.7UjG0L1l.jpg) Remains of Kyōrō |
![Heian-era style yarimizu (Feeder Stream)](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871256.Ob11Ymog.jpg) Heian-era style yarimizu (Feeder Stream) |
![Little islet at the pondside](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871264.lpQpztNa.jpg) Little islet at the pondside |
![Winding yarimizu](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871263.C7EhGo77.jpg) Winding yarimizu |
![Small bridge over the feeder stream](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871262.m5JdncZ3.jpg) Small bridge over the feeder stream |
![Buddha near the Jōgyō-dō (Circumambulation Hall)](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871265.1KcRbE9V.jpg) Buddha near the Jōgyō-dō (Circumambulation Hall) |
![Shoes at the steps, Jōgyō-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871266.vNbaLTjB.jpg) Shoes at the steps, Jōgyō-dō |
![Maple branches beside the pond](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871267.xzzfSetL.jpg) Maple branches beside the pond |
![Rocky cape in miniature](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871270.szm09UxQ.jpg) Rocky cape in miniature |
![Haiku monuments carved by Bashō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871274.GfH6YwsM.jpg) Haiku monuments carved by Bashō |
![English translation of Bashō's famous haiku](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871275.6V2thzb5.jpg) English translation of Bashō's famous haiku |
![View along the pond to the Keizan-dō](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871273.VfhAb2Q2.jpg) View along the pond to the Keizan-dō |
![Rocks off the cape](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871269.tvf8Glwi.jpg) Rocks off the "cape" |
![Sidewalk beside Hiraizumi's main street](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871277.UdapVw0a.jpg) Sidewalk beside Hiraizumi's main street |
![Southbound local train at Hiraizumi Station](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/97/490897/3/98871278.I75yAge0.jpg) Southbound local train at Hiraizumi Station |