Om denna plats: Horyu-ji Yumedono
Yumedono (Drömmarnas sal) i Horyu-jis östra område är en oktogonal sal byggd 739 på platsen för Prins Shotokus Ikaruga-palats. Hyser den dolda Guze Kannon-statyn (Asuka-perioden), synlig endast under begränsade vår- och höstöppningar. Den balanserade oktogonala silhuetten är en arkitekturskatt.
Höjdpunkter
- 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
