Nara | In addition to cute deer, there are the world's oldest wooden buildings

The reason why I traveled thousands of miles to Horyuji is because it is the oldest existing wooden building group in the world. 📖Horyuji History 👨‍🦲Speaking of its establishment, we have to mention Prince Shotoku. 👨‍🦲Prince Shotoku, a famous figure in Japanese history. It is said that Prince Shotoku could speak as soon as he was born, had the wisdom of a saint, successfully unified the country, made people submit to the rule of the emperor, and established Buddhism as the state religion. 👨‍🦲Prince Shotoku is deeply loved by the Japanese, and his portrait is printed on 10,000 yen bills. 👨‍🦲At that time, because Prince Shotoku often came to the temple to understand Buddhism, Horyuji was also called "Horyuji of Learning". ⛩️Oldest Wooden Building 🌟Horyuji was built in 607 AD, during the Sui Dynasty in China, and has been 1400 years since then. 🌟Buddhism was introduced to China around the 1st century AD during the Eastern Han Dynasty. 🌟At that time, China's wooden buildings were very developed, and people knew how to build towers (buildings with two or more floors). 🌟Adding a stupa shape to the roof of a high-rise building became the tower of a Buddhist temple. ✅Horyuji 👍Horyuji covers a large area, and its layout and structure are deeply influenced by the architecture of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in China, divided into east and west courtyards. 👍【West Courtyard】 🌟The most important part of the entire temple 🌟Five-story pagoda, Golden Hall, Great Treasure Hall, etc., have the world's oldest wooden buildings. 👍【East Courtyard】 🌟The scale is much smaller, this was once the sleeping palace of Prince Shotoku, and it houses the secret Buddha Guanyin who saves the world. 👍【Great Treasure Hall】 🌟Located in the middle, the Great Treasure Hall stores many precious Buddha statues and Buddhist utensils. 🚌Transportation 🌟Departing from Kyoto, you can buy a Kintetsu 1-day pass 🌟The fare is 1500 yen, covering the Kintetsu line from Kyoto Station to Nara (cannot take the express) 💰Purchase location: Kintetsu Service Center at Kyoto Station, need to show passport 🚄Transportation: Kintetsu Tsuge Station B31-Nara Bus-Horyuji Front-Walk 5min ⏰The bus to Horyuji is one hour apart, so you need to wait a long time