2009年11月29日日曜日

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto

This time, I am going to talking about Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.In 1994, Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto registered on UNESCO's World Heritage list. There are some reasons they were registered on. First, They contribute developing Japanese architecture at certain period. Second, their structure and distribution are masterpiece, and they represent important historic era. They include Japanese very famous temples, such as, "kiyomizudera","kinkakuji", and "enryakuji". However, other temples that are near them have become bad condition. So, Japanese government plans other temples will be registered on UNESCO's World Heritage list. Kyoto has a lot of beautiful and important temples, therefore, I believe all temples should be preserved.

2009年11月15日日曜日

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

I am going to introduce about Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area. In 1993, Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area were registered on UNESCO's World Heritage list. They locate on Nara. There are some reasons they were registered on. First, their structure and distribution are masterpiece, so many people are fascinated them. Second, they influenced Japanese religious structure because they were built when Buddhism were introduced in Japan. Third, they are one of the most represent structure of Japanese architect pattern.
Horyu-ji is the most famous of those temples because it is the oldest wooden architecture in the world. Also, it is said "shoutoku-taishi"built it. He is legend in Japan.
If I will visit them, I could feel history. So, I would like to go to there someday.