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Home > Nara 奈良県 > Ikaruga 斑鳩町

Horyuji temple 法隆寺


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Japan's most famous temple, with the world's oldest wooden buildings (over 1,300 years old), is also the country's first World Heritage Site. Also called Ikaruga-dera, the temple is the headquarters of the Shotoku-shu Buddhist Sect founded by Shotoku Taishi.

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Other Sights


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Other sights in Ikaruga-cho, Nara.

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