The Golden Hall of Todaiji Temple. Founded in the Nara period, it was fought in war during the reign of Jisei and Eiroku, and the current building was ... More
The Golden Hall of Todaiji Temple. Founded in the Nara period, it was fought in war during the reign of Jisei and Eiroku, and the current building was rebuilt by Kokei Kaito during the Edo period. The difference is that the scales. The Great Buddha Hall of the Kamakura period, with eleven intervals between the trusses; Later, due to financial difficulties, the size of the reconstruction was reduced to seven. Even so, the height and depth of the temple are the largest wooden building in the world when it was founded.
Founded more than 1,200 years ago, Todaiji Temple has been eroded by wars and natural disasters throughout its history. Every time it is damaged, the monastery will do its utmost to rebuild Garan and continue to preserve and inherit the preserved Buddhist sculptures, paintings, crafts, scriptures and ancient texts.
In order to house and exhibit temple treasures, the Todaiji Temple Exhibition Hall opened in October 2011, Heisei 23. Indoor seismic isolation devices have been installed in the exhibition hall and collection to protect fragile statues and other collections from earthquake damage.
The exhibition hall has a total of 5 exhibition halls. The second hall is inspired by the inner hall of the Hokkado Hall, where visitors can come into contact with the Buddha statues on display in a unique atmosphere. The exhibition hall also holds special exhibitions from time to time.
By train
Kintetsu Nara Line “Osaka Namba Station” – Kintetsu Nara Line “Nara Station” Approximately 40 minutes
By bus
From JR Nara Station / Kintetsu Nara Station, get off at the city circulation bus “Todaiji Daibutsuden / Kasuga Taisha-mae” and walk for 5 minutes
The Studio Ghibli is probably the most famous animation company in the world, and they don’t need a presentation. Hayao Miyazaki, the founder and dire ... More
The Studio Ghibli is probably the most famous animation company in the world, and they don’t need a presentation. Hayao Miyazaki, the founder and direct of the studio, is world renowned and admired by critics and animation fans. The souvenirs or merchandising of the Studio Ghibli films are the most wanted by foreigners as well as Japanese and the tickets of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka are sold out after a few minutes of going on sale.
1 Chome-1-83 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0013 Japan 
- Business hour -
Weekdays : 10:00am - 17:00pm(Last entry at 15:00pm)
Weekend : 10:00am - 19:00pm(Last entry at 17:00pm)
- Directions -
The Ghibli Museum is about a 15-minute walk along the Tamagawa Josui from the south exit of JR Mitaka Station. Along the Tamagawa Josui, there is an information sign pointing in the direction of the museum.
- How to buy tickets :
Admission tickets must be reserved for a specified date and time.
Ticket reservations can be made on the l-tike website.