IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture—Japan’s oldest Buddhist paintings moved a step forward to their first public display since they were badly damaged in a 1949 fire at Horyuji temple here. But it could ...

The pictures were included in an academic book published in 1918 about Horyuji temple. “The plates are ... and an expert on the ancient history of Japan. “Some of the plates, including those ...

Continue your explorations of Nara's seven temples at the Horyuji Temple, which is one of the oldest in Japan and includes a 5-tiered, wooden pagoda that many experts believe is the oldest wooden ...

Nara's Horyuji Temple is another World Heritage ... "You can feel the atmosphere of a Japanese temple," he says. "It's also an opportunity to stay in a real wooden building built many years ...