Horyuji (pron.:hoh-ryuh-jee) temple is well known as the world's oldest surviving wooden structures and it was registered as part of World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in December 1993.
In the long history of the temple, some structures and religious arts were burnt down, but there are many surviving structures and religious arts, including over 2,300 articles of national treasures and important cultural assets.
( As it is strictly prohibited to take picture of the arts in the temple, copied pictures of post cards of the arts are employed in this home page.)

Outside View	Monument of World Cultural Heritage
	Calligraphy by famous painter: Mr. Ikuo Hirayama