Japan Travelogue Hiraizumi

Hiraizumi

Konjiki-do Hall
Tsukimi-zaka Slope
Takadachi Gikei-do monument
Ochi-ya
Hiraizumi Tourism Association
Eki-mae Basho-kan
Oizumi ga Ike Pond (traditional garden)
Site of Kanjizaioin
Site of Muryokoin
Tohoku Shinkansen Line

Tohoku Main Line
National Highway No. 4
Mizusawa Esashi Station
Kyupora no Yakata
Maezawa Station
Sukehachi-zushi sushi shop
Hiraizumi Station
Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon-do Hall
Genbi-kei Gorge
Geibi-kei Gorge

Getting there:

Take a bullet train on the JR Tohoku Shinkansen line from Tokyo to Ichinoseki (2 hrs 10 min), then a train on the JR Tohoku main line from there to Hiraizumi (8 min).

For more information:

· Hiraizumi Tourism Association: Tel: +81-191-46-2110
http://hiraizumi.or.jp/en/ (English, Chinese and Korean)
· Chuson-ji Temple: Tel: +81-191-46-2211
http://www.chusonji.or.jp/ (Japanese-language only)
· Motsu-ji Temple: Tel: +81-191-46-2331
http://www.motsuji.or.jp/english/ (English)
· Ochi-ya: Tel: +81-191-46-2306
· Ekimae Basho-kan: Tel: +81-191-46-5555
· Kyupora no Yakata: Tel: +81-197-23-3333
· Sukehachi-zushi (sushi shop): Tel: +81-197-56-4141
· Geibi Tourist Center: Tel: +81-191-47-2255
· JR-EAST (economical tickets & passes): http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/ (English, Chinese and Korean)