Sobre este lugar: Yumedono de Horyu-ji
El Yumedono (Salón de los Sueños) del recinto este de Horyu-ji es un salón octogonal construido en 739 en el sitio del Palacio Ikaruga del Príncipe Shotoku. Alberga la estatua oculta Guze Kannon (periodo Asuka), visible solo en aperturas limitadas de primavera y otoño. La silueta octogonal equilibrada es un tesoro arquitectónico.
Aspectos destacados
- Yumedono Exterior — an octagonal plan 12 m across, with a balanced hinoki-bark-shingled roof; the exterior may be photographed year-round
- Guze Kannon (National Treasure, hidden statue) — a single-block camphor sculpture from the Asuka period, 178.8 cm tall, said to be a life-sized image of Prince Shotoku
- Chuguji and the Edono of the East Precinct — adjacent to Yumedono, displaying replicas of the Tenjukoku Shucho thought to have been designed by Prince Shotoku
- Kamakura-Era Renovation — a worship hall was added in the 1230s; the current building preserves Tenpyo design while bearing Kamakura-period touches
- Spring and Autumn Special Openings — Spring April 11–May 18, Autumn October 22–November 22; the inner sanctum and Guze Kannon become viewable up close
