IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture--Horyuji temple here will hold a limited public showing in May of its precious Buddhist mural paintings, which were scorched in a fire at the Kondo main hall in 1949 ...

IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture—Japan’s oldest Buddhist paintings moved a step forward to their first public display since they were badly damaged in a 1949 fire at Horyuji temple here. But it could ...

Start with the idyllic Tōdai-ji Temple, built in 752. This religious icon is located right on Nara Park's northern edge. Continue your explorations of Nara's seven temples at the Horyuji Temple ...

Nishioka, known as "the last temple carpenter," handled the major Showa-era repairs of Horyuji temple, and in 1990 was at the scene of the reconstruction work for Yakushi temple.