What other travelers are saying about Horyu-ji Temple
Came out here due to UNESCO world heritage status, and it was great. 1300 year old wooden temple, the oldest wooden temple in the world. There is hundreds of national treasures and cultural heritage items here related to the buddha, heavenly kings, and the founder of Buddism in Japan.
The temples are beautiful, the artifacts are amazing (no photos of artifacts allowed). Admission was 1500円 and allowed access to 3 paid portions. There was another two sections that cost extra around 500円 each.
Not many foreign tourists on a Saturday mostly Japanese tourists. Not insanely busy like Kyoto.
Overall highly recommend.
A beautiful Horyuji Temple. The wooden architecture of the temple is amazing. This temple is a cultural treasure of Japan. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the oldest wooden buildings in the world. There are very few foreign tourists, I honestly don't know why, but you should visit this beautiful place at least once in your life. Allow at least 2 hours for the tour. It is definitely a place you will want to visit again.
Beautiful temple with ancient buddha statues, I would recommend ample time to visit as this place is quite large. The ticket is more expensive than other places because it includes three other areas.
This was a very nice experience. There are three different attractions. It allowed us to explore some really cool parts of history. It was not as busy as other shrines are temples. I would recommend others to visit.