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Motsuji in Hiraizumi

SENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on May 7, 2011, shows a garden at Motsuji, a Buddhist temple in the historic town of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. The Hiraizumi area with its historic monuments and sites is a candidate to become a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

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

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(4)Damage from strong quake in northeast Japan

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Damage to the main gate of Motsuji Temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture is shown in a May 27 photo following a powerful earthquake that hit northeastern Japan the previous day.

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Motsuji in Hiraizumi

SENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on May 7, 2011, shows a garden at Motsuji, a Buddhist temple in the historic town of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. The Hiraizumi area with its historic monuments and sites is a candidate to become a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo)

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

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

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(4)Damage from strong quake in northeast Japan

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Damage to the main gate of Motsuji Temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture is shown in a May 27 photo following a powerful earthquake that hit northeastern Japan the previous day. (Kyodo)