Toshodaiji Temple - Lecture Hall (Kodo)
Category: Temple
The Toshodaiji Lecture Hall (Kodo) exhibits an elegance attesting to its former role as an assembly hall within the grounds of Heijo Palace, the imperial residence in Heijokyo (present-day Nara) during the Nara period (710–794). It was presented to the temple by the court in around 760 and subsequently modified as the spacious structure we see today.
Like many buildings at Toshodaiji, the Lecture Hall is a National Treasure and a building of some architectural significance: It is the only surviving structure that retains vestiges of the Heijo Palace, which was located just northeast of the temple at a time when this area was at the heart of the Nara capital.
Address:
13-46 Gojocho, Nara
Access:
700m from Kintetsu Nishinokyo Station
18 minutes by bus from JR Nara Station
22 minutes by bus from Kintestu Nara Station
Near the Toshodai-ji bus stop
Inquiries:
TEL：0742-33-7900
Official Website
http://www.toshodaiji.jp/
Information about the temple precincts
| Kondō (Golden Hall or main hall) |
| Kōdō Lecture Hall |
| Korō (Shariden) |
| ※Goeidō Hall cannot to observed due to the current construction and repair. |
Admission fee:
| Adults: | ￥1000 |
| Middle school/high school students | ￥400 |
| Elementary school students | ￥200 |
Opening Hours
8:30AM-5:00PM
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| Yakushiji Temple |
| Kikouji Temple |
| Daianji Temple |
| Saidaiji Temple |
| Nara Palace Site |
World Heritage Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
| Todaiji Temple |
| Kohfukuji Temple |
| Kasuga Taisha Shrine |
| Kasugayama Primeval Forest |
| Gangoji Temple |
| Yakushiji Temple |
| Toshodaiji Temple |
| Nara Palace Site |
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Source: Toshodaiji Temple homepage