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Horyuji

  The world’s oldest wooden building Horyu-ji (法隆寺) is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga (斑鳩), in the northwestern part of Nara （奈良）Prefecture, Japan. It was founded by the Emperor’s son, Prince Regent Shotoku （聖徳太子）(574-622), and its full name is Horyu Gakumon-ji (法隆学問寺), or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, named …

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Todaiji

Todaiji 「Nara no Daibutsu」 Todaiji is located in Nara Park, in central Nara, and it is one of the most famous and historically significant temples in Japan as well as a symbol of Nara. It was constructed in 752 as the head temple of all provincial Buddhist temples(Kokubunji) of Japan. …