Special temple opening / Iwate
Chuson-ji 900th Anniversary Secret Buddha Opening
A 900th-anniversary temple program in Hiraizumi includes the public opening of a normally hidden Buddhist image through mid-November.
- Window
- Confidence
- 2026 date announced
- Verified
- 2026-09-04
Why This Date Matters
This is a rare long autumn anchor for travelers reading northern Honshu through Buddhist art, World Heritage context, and foliage-season temple time.
This page is a canonical Almanac record, not a claim that JapanAlmanac covers every event in Iwate or across Japan.
Source and confidence
Primary Record
Used for the July 17-November 15, 2026 period, Hiraizumi venue, and 900th-anniversary secret-Buddha framing; cross-checked against Chuson-ji's official anniversary page.
- Chuson-ji Temple 900th Anniversary of the Opening of the Secret BuddhaIwate Tourism AssociationAccessed 2026-09-04
Location aid
Chusonji Temple, Hiraizumi
Approximate map coordinate for Chusonji Temple in Hiraizumi.
- Latitude
- 39.0017
- Longitude
- 141.1006
- Precision
- venue