But Horyuji really is exceptional. As well as being a landmark in Japanese history and the oldest existing Buddhist temple in the land, the complex of Horyuji contains the world's oldest wooden ...

is this world heritage UNESCO site― Horyuji Temple, Nara. Situated in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture of Japan, the temple is sprawled across a wide complex ...

IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture--Horyuji temple here will hold a limited public showing in May of its precious Buddhist mural paintings, which were scorched in a fire at the Kondo main hall in 1949 ...

It also may have been used for a palace on the east side of the Horyuji complex, for the commissioner of the temple Prince Shōtoku Article continues below The site has been renamed the Funazuka ...

Digitized images of 363 original glass photographic plates showing seventh-century murals from Horyuji temple before they were damaged in a 1949 blaze will be available online from July 22.

IKARUGA, Nara -- Ancient murals that were damaged in a 1949 fire at Horyuji temple in this west Japan town have been unveiled for the first time in 27 years, with limited viewings beginning on Nov ...

Image: Philbert Ono Nara’s Horyuji temple is the first site in Japan to receive a UNESCO World Heritage designation (at the same time as Himeji Castle in December 1993). It is an historically ...

Priests remove the dust from Buddhist statues and other items at Horyuji temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2021 in an annual December cleanup. (Mainichi/Satoshi Hishida) IKARUGA ...

Horyuji Temple in Nara is one of Japan's most important Buddhist temples, founded by the legendary Prince Shotoku in the year 607 and hosting one of the oldest wooden buildings in the world ...

The annual cleaning ritual began about 30 years ago after the temple received the UNESCO World Heritage stamp of approval. The Buddha statues at Horyuji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the ...

The techniques can be seen in World Heritage Sites such as 7th century Horyuji Temple in Nara, widely regarded as the world’s oldest surviving wooden structure, and the elegantly white tiered ...