Horyu-ji

Nara (奈良県)
Place of Worship
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1-1-1 Hōryūji Sannai, Ikaruga, Ikoma District, Nara 636-0115, Japan

0745-75-2555

4.5 (6.7k reviews)

Opening Hours

Monday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

About

Buddhist temple with frescoes, statues & the world's oldest wooden buildings on its grounds.

Reviews

MK

MK

8 months ago

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.
Raphael Gorjian

Raphael Gorjian

7 months ago

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.
Padmaja Mehta

Padmaja Mehta

3 weeks ago

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.
Kingston Obike

Kingston Obike

a year ago

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.
Choi

Choi

a month ago

Many people skip this temple as it's not in downtown Nara, but it's pretty close by Yamatoji line, it's totally worth it, one of the oldest temples of Japan