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 was ...

IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture--Horyuji temple here has mounted a second crowdfunding campaign to solicit donations from 630 people who will be rewarded for the generosity by being permitted to view murals ...

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, Nara -- ...

A small drive down the town, in the Kansai region, is this world heritage UNESCO site― Horyuji Temple, Nara. Situated in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture of Japan, the temple is sprawled across a wide complex ...

Horyuji, a Buddhist temple in Nara with one of the oldest wooden structures in the world, was struck by a fire in 1949, which severely damaged several 1,300-year-old murals from the Asuka period ...

An art foundation in Japan says it has discovered a component believed to be part of the original pedestal of the Shaka Triad at Horyuji Temple in Japan's ancient capital of Nara. The three Buddhist ...

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. 10 ...

Tucked away in the northwest corner of the Ueno grounds of the Tokyo National Museum stands the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures, a modern structure with straight lines of glass and steel, fronted by a ...

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 ...

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