Tentang lokasi ini: Yumedono Horyu-ji
Yumedono (Aula Mimpi) di kawasan timur Horyu-ji adalah aula oktagonal yang dibangun tahun 739 di lokasi Istana Ikaruga Pangeran Shotoku. Menampung patung Guze Kannon tersembunyi (periode Asuka), hanya dapat dilihat pada pembukaan musim semi dan musim gugur yang terbatas. Siluet oktagonal seimbang adalah harta karun arsitektur.
Sorotan utama
- 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
