Monday, October 12, 2009

Hiraizumi


Chusonji

It is designated as a special historical site, the head temple in the Tohoku Tendai Sect and the mountain number is Sekigou. Constructed by Kiyohira Taira, had about 40 of temple tower and 300 of Zen Buddhist seminary when it was in the heyday. Only Konjiki-dou was remained as the constructure at that time due to repeated fires. Konjiki-dou is called Hikari-dou as Matsuo Basyou composed 'Samidareno Kounokoshiteya Hikari-dou ' has floor, ceiling and walls gilded with gold. It keeps the corpses of Kiyohira, Motohira,Hideuhira and also the head of Yasuhira under the alter.