By TAKUMI OKADA/ Staff Writer
March 19, 2023 at 15:26 JST
One of the 12 murals damaged in a 1949 fire at Horyuji temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, features the Buddha of the Pure Land. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture—Japan’s oldest Buddhist paintings moved a step forward to their first public display since they were badly damaged in a 1949 fire at Horyuji temple here. [Read More]
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