Category:Motsuji

**Mōtsū-ji**
	Buddhist temple in Iwate Prefecture, Japan Jezero Óizumi ga ike (大泉が池)
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Instance of	Buddhist temple;
Part of	Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land; Shiji Kairō;
Location	Hiraizumi, Nishiiwai district, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Heritage designation	Historic Site of Japan (1922–); Special Historic Site (1952–); part of UNESCO World Heritage Site (Môtsû-ji, Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land, 2011–); Special Place of Scenic Beauty (garden);
Area	22.7 ha (World Heritage Site); 6,008 ha (UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone);
Religion or worldview	Tendai;
Adjacent building	Kanjizaiō-in;
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	38° 59′ 16.14″ N, 141° 06′ 28.88″ E
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	Q975227; VIAF ID: 258727688; NDL Authority ID: 00372071; World Heritage Site ID: 1277rev-002; OpenStreetMap way ID: 218652547
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English: Mōtsū-ji is a Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate, Japan. Only ruins remain of most of the original temple buildings, but the Jōdo Garden remains largely as it was 800 years ago.

日本語: 毛越寺（もうつうじ）は、岩手県西磐井郡平泉町にある寺院。国の特別史跡。庭園は国の特別名勝