Hiraizumi's golden age lasted for nearly 100 years, but after the fall of the Fujiwara the town sank back into relative obscurity, and most of the buildings that gave the town its cultural prominence were destroyed.
Hiraizumis gyllene era varade i nära 100 år, men efter Fujiwaraättens fall kom staden i skymundan, och de flesta byggnaderna som gav staden sin kulturella prägel förstördes.