Horyu-ji

Ikaruga · Nara & the first capital · Japan

★★★☆☆ Museum & culture

What it costs a family of four

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What to know

THE OLDEST SURVIVING WOODEN BUILDINGS ON EARTH, put up around 607 and standing since. Japan's first UNESCO listing. Forty minutes out of Nara and almost empty, which for a building of this significance is extraordinary.

The details

Adult ticket	Check official booking
Child ticket	Check official booking
Typical visit	2 hours
Opening hours	Daily; hours seasonal
Indoors or out	Both
Region	Kansai, Japan
Prices quoted in	JPY

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Official page: https://www.horyuji.or.jp/en/

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