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Horyuji; ancient Buddhist temple in Nara
A Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture founded in 607 by Prince Shotoku, home to what are considered the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world, and registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
法隆寺 in 奈良県 (Nara Prefecture) was founded in 607 by Prince 聖徳太子 and is home to the world's oldest surviving wooden buildings, including its iconic five-story pagoda (五重塔).
Cultural note
In 1993 法隆寺 became one of Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It appears in one of Masaoka Shiki's most famous haiku, written while eating persimmons near the temple: 「柿食えば鐘が鳴るなり法隆寺」 ("I eat a persimmon, and the bell of Horyuji rings"), one of the best-known haiku taught in Japanese schools.