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Autumn leaves at Chusonji temple

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People view on Nov. 8, 2011, autumn leaves along the approach road to Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. After a sharp drop in the wake of the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, the temple has seen an increase in visitors since June when the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized the Hiraizumi area as a new World Heritage cultural site.

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U.S. envoy calls on people to visit Tohoku

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from R) tours the Golden Hall of Chusonji, one of the Buddhist temples in the ancient town of Hiraizumi, a recently registered UNESCO World Heritage cultural site in Iwate Prefecture, on June 29, 2011. Roos called on people to visit northeastern Japan and help boost tourism in the area hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Hiraizumi recognized as World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People visit Konjikido Sheath Hall of Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the Hiraizumi area, on June 25, 2011, which the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized as a new World Heritage cultural site during a meeting in Paris the same day.

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Hiraizumi recognized as World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People visit Konjikido Sheath Hall of Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the Hiraizumi area, on June 25, 2011, which the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized as a new World Heritage cultural site during a meeting in Paris the same day.

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2011, shows Chusonji, a Buddhist temple, in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the historic area in northeastern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo as World Heritage sites, the Japanese government said the same day.

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Masayoshi Sugawara, mayor of Hiraizumi, a town in Iwate Prefecture, smiles as he meets the press May 7, 2011, in the town following reports that an advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the Hiraizumi area in northeastern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo as World Heritage sites. Behind him is a poster of the Golden Hall at Chusonji, a Buddhist temple, in Hiraizumi.

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2008 shows Chusonji, a Buddhist temple known for its Golden Hall, located in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the historic area in northeastern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo as World Heritage sites, the Japanese government said May 7, 2011.

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Buddhist monk arrested for alleged lewd acts on minor

MORIOKA, Japan - Elder monks at Chusonji, a renowned Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, bow in apology during a new conference at the temple on April 14, 2010, after Risshu Sasaki, a 31-year-old male monk at the temple, was arrested on suspicion of engaging in lewd acts on a 16-year-old girl.

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Lotus blooms from 800-year-old seed

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - A lotus blooms on July 25 from an 800-year-old seed in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. The seed was one of the eight found four year ago when Chusonji Temple was being excavated.

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'Oyaji gal' cartoonist Chusonji dies at 42

TOKYO, Japan - Cartoonist Yutsuko Chusonji (file photo taken in 1999), known for work depicting the ''oyaji (old man) gal'' phenomenon during Japan's bubble economy period, died Jan. 31 of colon cancer at a Yokoyama hospital, her office said. She was 42.

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(2)Tokyo Station, Iwate Noh stage proposed as cultural assets

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - The Noh stage at Hakusan Shrine (in file photo) located within Chusonji Temple in Iwate Prefecture was among eight structures proposed April 18 by the Cultural Affairs Agency to be designated as nationally important cultural assets.

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'Oyaji gal' cartoonist Chusonji dies at 42

TOKYO, Japan - Cartoonist Yutsuko Chusonji (file photo taken in 1999), known for work depicting the ''oyaji (old man) gal'' phenomenon during Japan's bubble economy period, died Jan. 31 of colon cancer at a Yokoyama hospital, her office said. She was 42.

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Lotus blooms from 800-year-old seed

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - A lotus blooms on July 25 from an 800-year-old seed in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. The seed was one of the eight found four year ago when Chusonji Temple was being excavated. (Kyodo)

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(2)Tokyo Station, Iwate Noh stage proposed as cultural assets

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - The Noh stage at Hakusan Shrine (in file photo) located within Chusonji Temple in Iwate Prefecture was among eight structures proposed April 18 by the Cultural Affairs Agency to be designated as nationally important cultural assets. (Kyodo)

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U.S. envoy calls on people to visit Tohoku

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from R) tours the Golden Hall of Chusonji, one of the Buddhist temples in the ancient town of Hiraizumi, a recently registered UNESCO World Heritage cultural site in Iwate Prefecture, on June 29, 2011. Roos called on people to visit northeastern Japan and help boost tourism in the area hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Hiraizumi recognized as World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People visit Konjikido Sheath Hall of Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the Hiraizumi area, on June 25, 2011, which the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized as a new World Heritage cultural site during a meeting in Paris the same day. (Kyodo)

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Hiraizumi recognized as World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People visit Konjikido Sheath Hall of Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the Hiraizumi area, on June 25, 2011, which the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized as a new World Heritage cultural site during a meeting in Paris the same day. (Kyodo)

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Masayoshi Sugawara, mayor of Hiraizumi, a town in Iwate Prefecture, smiles as he meets the press May 7, 2011, in the town following reports that an advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the Hiraizumi area in northeastern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo as World Heritage sites. Behind him is a poster of the Golden Hall at Chusonji, a Buddhist temple, in Hiraizumi. (Kyodo)

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2011, shows Chusonji, a Buddhist temple, in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the historic area in northeastern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo as World Heritage sites, the Japanese government said the same day. (Kyodo)

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2008 shows Chusonji, a Buddhist temple known for its Golden Hall, located in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the historic area in northeastern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo as World Heritage sites, the Japanese government said May 7, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Buddhist monk arrested for alleged lewd acts on minor

MORIOKA, Japan - Elder monks at Chusonji, a renowned Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, bow in apology during a new conference at the temple on April 14, 2010, after Risshu Sasaki, a 31-year-old male monk at the temple, was arrested on suspicion of engaging in lewd acts on a 16-year-old girl. (Kyodo)

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Autumn leaves at Chusonji temple

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People view on Nov. 8, 2011, autumn leaves along the approach road to Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. After a sharp drop in the wake of the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, the temple has seen an increase in visitors since June when the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized the Hiraizumi area as a new World Heritage cultural site. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan to proposes additional World Heritage sites

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the Golden-Colored Hall of Chusonji Temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, dedicated in 1126 by Fujiwara no Kiyohira. A government advisory panel decided Nov. 17 to propose three Japanese cultural sites, including a group of 12th-century Buddhist temples and other buildings in Hiraizumi, for the World Heritage List of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Chusonji in northeastern Japan

File photo taken May 30, 2019, shows the Konjikido golden hall at World-Heritage listed Chusonji, a temple in Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chusonji in northeastern Japan

File photo taken May 30, 2019, shows the Konjikido golden hall at World-Heritage listed Chusonji, a temple in Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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End of Japanese Heisei Era

A woman receives a commemorative seal at Chusonji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 30, 2019, the final day of Japan's Heisei Era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo