Horyuji Area

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The World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple Horyuji in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

    Fire drill at World Heritage-listed Horyuji

    Fire drill at World Heritage-listed Horyuji

    A fire drill is held at the World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple Horyuji in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024.
      Fire prevention drill held at Horyuji Temple

      Fire prevention drill held at Horyuji Temple

      NARA, Japan - Firefighters sprinkle waters at Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture in a drill on Jan. 26, the Fire Prevention Day for cultural assets, to protect the temple from fires.
        Firefighting drills conducted at Horyuji Temple in Nara

        Firefighting drills conducted at Horyuji Temple in Nara

        IKARUGA, Japan - Monks and firefighters participate in firefighting drills conducted at Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26 to prevent recurrence of the 1949 fire that destroyed wall paintings at its Kondo main hall.
          Fire drill at World Heritage-listed Horyuji

          Fire drill at World Heritage-listed Horyuji

          A fire drill is held at the World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple Horyuji in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024.
            Nat'l treasure building damaged, Buddha statue stolen in Nara

            Nat'l treasure building damaged, Buddha statue stolen in Nara

            NARA, Japan - The Nishimuro building (in photo), a national treasure building at Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture, was found damaged and a replica of a Buddha statue stolen on Feb. 5. Police said a male employee at the temple found wooden frames of a window in the Nishimuro building cut and removed, and a 74-centimeter-tall replica of a Buddha statue stolen. (Kyodo)
              Hotel at World Heritage temple in western Japan

              Hotel at World Heritage temple in western Japan

              Photo taken on Sept. 3, 2019, shows a guest room of WAQOO Horyuji hotel located on the path that leads to Horyuji, a World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple in the Nara Prefecture town of Ikaruga. The hotel in the popular historic town in western Japan will open on Sept. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

                China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

                NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao waves to well-wishers as he visits Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10.
                  China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

                  China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

                  NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R in front) walks near the five-story stupa of Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10 with the temple's chief priest Genmyo Ono (C in front).
                    Buddha statues at Horyuji Temple cleaned in year-end event

                    Buddha statues at Horyuji Temple cleaned in year-end event

                    NARA, Japan - Monks clean dust from three statues of the healing Buddha in an annual year-end event at Horyuji Temple, a World Heritage site, in Nara Prefecture on Dec. 8.
                      Horyuji murals

                      Horyuji murals

                      File photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows the main hall murals damaged by a 1949 fire at Horyuji, a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan. A panel of experts is expected to propose opening the storehouse where the murals are kept to the public by around 2021. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                        Ancient grave found near World Heritage-listed Japan temple

                        Ancient grave found near World Heritage-listed Japan temple

                        Photo taken Sept. 8, 2023, shows a roof tile discovered in an ancient grave recently found at a parking lot near the World Heritage-listed Horyuji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan. The grave dates back to the late sixth century.
                          Fire drill at Horyuji Temple

                          Fire drill at Horyuji Temple

                          Monks pray at World Heritage-listed Horyuji Temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2023, ahead of a fire drill. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of the temple buildings burned down on Jan. 26, 1949.
                            Fire drill at Horyuji Temple

                            Fire drill at Horyuji Temple

                            Monks and firefighters participate in a fire hose exercise during an annual drill at World Heritage-listed Horyuji Temple in the Nara Prefecture town of Ikaruga, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2023. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day to raise awareness of protecting cultural assets from fire after one of the temple buildings burned down on Jan. 26, 1949.