World Heritage / Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

Criteria: (i) (ii) (iv) (vi) | Date of Inscription: 1993 | Location: Nara Prefecture | Justification for Inscription

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Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
a. Horyu-ji Temple b. Hokki-ji Temple

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
1. Todaiji Temple 2. Toshodaiji Temple
3. Yakushiji Temple 4. Heijo Palace Site
5. Kofukuji Temple 6. Kasuga Taisha Shrine
7. Kasugayama Primeval Forest 8. Gangoji Temple

Address
 Horyu-ji Temple
1-1 Horyuj-ji Sannai, Ikaruga-cho, Ikoma-gun, Nara Prefecture

Hokki-ji Temple
1873, Oaza Okamoto Ikaruga-cho, Ikoma-gun, Nara Prefecture

By Air
From Tokyo to Itami Airport: 1h by airplane.
From Itami Airport to Abeno-bashi or Tenno-ji: 30mins by bus.
From Abeno-bashi or Tennoji to Horyu-ji: 20mins by JR Kansai Line.

By Train
From Tokyo to Kyoto: 2h 20mins by Nozomi Super Express.
From Kyoto to Nara: 42mins by JR Nara Line.
From Nara to Horyu-ji: 11mins by JR Kansai Line.