Experience
【Limited Time Special Experience】Horyuji Temple Guided Tour and Copying Sutras and Buddha Experience at the Shotoku Kaikan
Let's apply for the Horyuji guided tour!
After being an expert of Horyuji, move on to Shotoku Kaikan for refreshing your mind and soul.
Shakyo, Shabutu is a Buddhist training of copying Buddhist scriptures to another paper.
And this is the first experience of copying sutras and Buddha held at Horyuji Temple.
You can experience valuable sutras or Buddha copying where you can touch the spirit and culture of Buddhism.
Details of the experience
●Schedule
2023 10/3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
●Meeting Place
Horyuji i Center
1-8-25 Horyuji, Ikaruga, Ikoma-gun, Nara
● Time
＜Morning Course＞
9:20 Meet at Horyuji i Center-Horyuji precincts visit (with guide) - 11:30 Sutra copying (or Buddha copying) at Shotoku Kaikan 12:30 Finish
＜Afternoon Course＞
12:50 Meet at Horyuji i Center-Visit the precincts of Horyuji Temple (with guide) - 15:00 Sutra copying (or Buddha copying) at Shotoku Kaikan Ends at 16:00 Finish
●This is the first time to hold the experience of copying sutras and Buddha statues at Horyuji Temple, so please take the sutras and Buddha pictures you have experienced home with you as amulets.
●Tools such as original paper of sutras, buddha and brushes cannot be taken home.
●Price
6500 yen per person (tax included)
2023 10/3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
●Meeting Place
Horyuji i Center
1-8-25 Horyuji, Ikaruga, Ikoma-gun, Nara
● Time
＜Morning Course＞
9:20 Meet at Horyuji i Center-Horyuji precincts visit (with guide) - 11:30 Sutra copying (or Buddha copying) at Shotoku Kaikan 12:30 Finish
＜Afternoon Course＞
12:50 Meet at Horyuji i Center-Visit the precincts of Horyuji Temple (with guide) - 15:00 Sutra copying (or Buddha copying) at Shotoku Kaikan Ends at 16:00 Finish
●This is the first time to hold the experience of copying sutras and Buddha statues at Horyuji Temple, so please take the sutras and Buddha pictures you have experienced home with you as amulets.
●Tools such as original paper of sutras, buddha and brushes cannot be taken home.
●Price
6500 yen per person (tax included)
～World Heritage Registration 30th Anniversary Horyuji Temple Special Light Up in Ikaruga Town～
Digital art will be held from 10/21 (Sat) to 11/5 (Sun) from 18:00 to 21:00 on the theme of “Horyuji 1400 Year Historic Heritage to the Future,” and a one-day special illumination of the Horyuji precincts will be held on 10/28 (Sat). (No fee needed)
Digital art will be held from 10/21 (Sat) to 11/5 (Sun) from 18:00 to 21:00 on the theme of “Horyuji 1400 Year Historic Heritage to the Future,” and a one-day special illumination of the Horyuji precincts will be held on 10/28 (Sat). (No fee needed)
Experience data
- Time required
- About 3 hours
- Capacity
- 8 people
- Fee
- 6500 yen ※Entrance and copying sutras or Budhha fee are included
- About reservation
- Need a reservation 3 days before the tour
- Parking Lot
- Please use parking lots near Horyuji Temple.
Experience location
Horyuji and Shotoku Kaikan
〒636-0115 Horyujisannai, Ikaruga, Ikoma-gun, Nara
