Place of worship
Yakushi-ji Temple
24 locals recommend,
Location
457 Nishinokyōchō
Nara, Nara
Tips from locals
Yakushiji is known for its opening base (founder) to be Emperor Tenmu. It is a temple that the world registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 approved. A lot of Buddha designated as national treasure and important cultural asset is enshrined in Yakushiji Temple, and among them the representative one is "Yakushi Sanjo".
Yakushiji (薬師寺) was constructed by Emperor Tenmu in the late 7th century for the recovery of the emperor's sick wife. One of Japan's oldest temples, Yakushiji has a strictly symmetric layout, with the main hall and lecture hall standing on a central axis, flanked by two pagodas.
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