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Fukokuen

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  • 4.5 ( 22 reviews)
Day of the Week Opening Hours
Monday 10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 16:00
Thursday 10:00 - 16:00
Friday 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday 10:00 - 16:00
Sunday Closed

Cuisines

  • Cafe

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22 reviews
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MIGUEL CORTES
2018-11-20 on google

Amazing historical and iconic place of Japan this place is a must see.

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M
2018-11-12 on google

If you ever get a chance to go to Nara, drop by Horyuji, its one stop after Oji station from Osaka to Nara. Take the bus to one of the oldest temples in Japan. This simple but ancient temple is simply sublime. Not a lot of tourists go, so its quite easy to enjoy and soak in the history.

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Miko _
2018-07-07 on google

Admission: 1500 JPY... Most temples are 500 JPY or free.

Questions & Answers

Did you get burned?

It seems that there is a theory that it is for the purpose of spreading Buddhism and a theory that it is for prayer as the emperor's disease cures.

I don't know the real reason, but I used to be told by a temple priest that Buddha has the face that his heart wants. When you are looking for kindness, he gives you a gentle face, and when he wants to be scolded, he gives you a cozy face. How about thinking that way?

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The five-storied pagoda of Horyu-ji Temple is a hallmark of the existing wooden buildings, which is the oldest established in 607 AD, is characterized by the fact that the rate of decrease of the roof from the initial weight to the quintuple (rate of decreasing the size) is designed high .

The Great Buddha has no expression, the Buddha of Buddha is You can see a smile on your mouth. The head of the Great Buddha seems to have been restored during the Edo period after being burned down.

Wakaranay ?

From Horyu-ji Station, it is about 1,4 km from the north exit.

Unfortunately, it was not in a convenient place.

Excuse me. I went without a guide, so it was about the temple that Shintoku was built at the temple built by Prince Shotoku.

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