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Value Village ／ Nara ／ Shrines & Temples
ほうりゅうじ Horyuji
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Held to be the oldest wooden buildings standing anywhere in the world, and in 1993 among the first World Cultural Heritage sites in Japan. Thirteen centuries, and the timber still stands. That is not only a fact about material. It means the people repairing it never once broke the chain.
| Type | Temple |
|---|---|
| City / town | Ikaruga |
| Said to bring | Learning / Warding off misfortune |
| Area in the prefecture | Nara |
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