Hōrin-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shōtoku-shū Buddhist temple.
• Also known as Miidera.
• Existed by the mid-7th century.
• Main deity is Yakushi Nyorai.

What to see

• Current three-story pagoda, rebuilt in 1975.
• Main image of Yakushi Nyorai from late Asuka period.
• Image of Kokūzō Bosatsu from late Asuka period.
• One of three wells is a National Historic Site.

Getting there

• Located north of Hōryū-ji Temple's Eastern Precinct.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.