What other travelers are saying about Horyu-ji Temple
This is an ancient Buddhist shrine with frescos and statues. It is considered as one of the most significant temples in Japan. It is one of the oldest temples in Japan. It has several historical structures including world's oldest surviving wooden buildings on its grounds. It is home to unique cultural centre which has old artifacts and paintings. Some of them are designated as national treasures or World Heritage sites.
A beautiful Horyuji Temple. The wooden architecture of the temple is amazing. This temple is a cultural treasure of Japan. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the oldest wooden buildings in the world. There are very few foreign tourists, I honestly don't know why, but you should visit this beautiful place at least once in your life. Allow at least 2 hours for the tour. It is definitely a place you will want to visit again.
This was a very nice experience. There are three different attractions. It allowed us to explore some really cool parts of history. It was not as busy as other shrines are temples. I would recommend others to visit.
This place was so great ! Full of history.
You can call and ask for a free guide. They are volunteers and love so much the history and culture of Japan.
My guide was the best. He could speak very well English and was so nice !
It’s free so you can bring them a bottle of water or the.
To visit 3 places in the temple it is 1500¥.
But with the guide you can visit for over 2.5 hours.
It is worth it.
A little known part of Nara that sees considerably fewer visitations from the tourist spots in the city center, as a result what you’ve got is a surreal and quiet expanse of land and the oldest wooden structure in the world! It’s a beautiful place to take photos and just take a walk while reimagining what the mindset of Prince Shotoku who was known to have prayed in this temple and is renowned for the formulation of Japan’s first constitution and eventual spread of Buddhism which was imported from China.