It’s pretty good. The main attractions are the five-story tower, the ‘(Shotoku)prince’s house(太子堂) and the golden house(金堂). The tower is a pain to climb and the view... isn’t exactly striking, to put it politely. But the golden hall and the prince’s hall hold paintings and descriptions about the adventures of the Buddha, Genjou(玄奘), and the prince Shotoku himself. I understand there is some controversy about whether Shotoku was an actual person or a fictional character, but it’s fun to learn about the Buddhist stories- you came here for that, didn’t you?

Also there is an ancient sewage system that is dated almost 1,400 years ago and a funny old well with a sign that says ‘don’t put coins in the well’ but you can see at least 200 coins in it(featured in my video... a tourist just threw in ¥10 before I started filming that). At least the coins will be shiny, and you will feel better that you are not the only human in the world taking pleasure in breaking rules. I think the Japanese call this: 「赤信号三人で渡ればこわくない」。