Tungkol sa lokasyong ito: Horyu-ji
Ang Horyu-ji, itinatag 607 ni Prinsipe Shotoku, ay naglalaman ng pinakaluma na natitirang kahoy na gusali sa mundo. Ang Sai-in complex, kasama ang Kondo at five-story pagoda, ay nakaligtas mula late ika-7/early ika-8 siglo. Isa sa unang lugar ng UNESCO ng Japan (1993), kayamanan ng Buddhist art.
Mga pangunahing tampok
- Kondo (Main Hall) — built in the 7th century, the world's oldest wooden building, enshrining the Shaka Triad (a National Treasure); admire the entasis columns
- Five-Story Pagoda — 31.5 m tall, the world's oldest pagoda; the proportional balance from the first to fifth tiers is exquisite
- Yumedono (Hall of Dreams) and To-in Precinct — built in 739 as an octagonal hall, with the secret Guze Kannon, said to be a life-sized image of Prince Shotoku
- Chumon (Central Gate) — the main gate to the Sai-in Precinct, with entasis columns and two Niou (Vajra Warrior) guardians
- Kudara Kannon (National Treasure) — enshrined in the Daihozoin, a 2.1 m wooden Asuka-period image with a uniquely elongated form
