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⛩A Night at the Gates of the National Treasure Horyuji

Nara · Temple Town Hotel WAQOO Horyuji

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Monzen-shuku WAQOO, at Horyuji's Gate

• ⛩'Monzen-shuku' means a lodging where body and mind are prepared before a temple visit
• 🏯Right in front of the Nandaimon Gate of World Heritage Horyuji, the only lodging directly on the pilgrimage path
• 🌸The Horyuji area became Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993

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Rooms — West Wing and East Wing

• 🛏Two buildings, West Wing and East Wing, every room fitted with a low-profile France Bed
• 🎋The West Wing offers Japanese-style rooms (36㎡, 2-4 guests), deluxe rooms, and superior twins
• 🌿The East Wing offers Hollywood twins, deluxe rooms, and superior twins

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Purify Body and Mind at the Bathhouse

• 🛁Four small-group bathhouses of two types — Genbu, Suzaku, Byakko, and Seiryu
• 🪨A tub of black silica (graphite-bearing quartz), radiating far-infrared warmth
• 🍵The 'Yamato Tea Bath,' scented gently by a tea-fragrance burner

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Cuisine by a Contemporary Master Craftsman

• 🍽Cuisine overseen by head chef Osamu Matsuura, honored as a 'Contemporary Master Craftsman'
• 🥩A kaiseki course featuring rare A5-grade Yamato beef shabu-shabu
• 🍶Supervised by the renowned restaurant Kandagawa, using Nara ingredients such as Yamato vegetables

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Kaiseki Courses Through the Seasons

• 🍱Three dinner courses to choose from: Special Kyoku-Kaiseki, Special Yamato Kaiseki, and Yamato Kaiseki
• 🐓Made with seasonal ingredients including Nara's native Yamato-Nikudori chicken
• 🌅A refined breakfast and a children's gozen set are also available

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A Night with Cultural Experiences

• 📖An original 'kataribe' storytelling tour led by staff who love Horyuji deeply
• 🖌The 'Eshakyo' brain-training experience, blending sutra copying and Buddha drawing
• 🦌Japanese culture programs such as making incense sachets and painting deer papier-mache figures

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Facilities That Support Your Stay

• 🏮A library stocked with books on Horyuji's history, in the East Wing's first-floor lounge
• 🍵A space for preparing your visit through the traditional arts — flower arranging, tea ceremony, incense, and calligraphy
• 🚗With advance reservation, pickup is available from the police box south of JR Horyuji Station

Right in front of the Nandaimon Gate of Horyuji, a National Treasure, spend a night beside the world's very first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Purify body and mind at the bathhouse, and settle yourself before your temple visit with a Yamato kaiseki course crafted by a Contemporary Master Craftsman and hands-on cultural experiences.

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