By CHISAKO YONEDA/ Staff Writer
November 16, 2022 at 07:00 JST
Shokaku Furuya, Horyuji’s chief priest, second from left, speaks during a news conference held in Nara on Sept. 12. (Chisako Yoneda)
IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture--Horyuji temple here, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will present an opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) against the backdrop of the world’s oldest wooden structures, in May. [Read More]
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