By accessing the visual guide via your smartphone from signs placed near each hall within the temple grounds, visitors can learn detailed information about the historical building. The straightforward operation allows you to immerse yourself in the experience and escort you to a deeper level of reverence.

Of course, the visual guide is not just listening to information—it also recreates rare scenes that are not usually seen. For example, when it was constructed, brilliantly colored patterns were painted inside the national treasure, the three-story pagoda, but these patterns have faded over time and can no longer be seen.

With the visual guide, you can witness a brilliant reproduction of the colored interior. As you continue to view the guide, your smartphone screen will show an image of one thousand Tathagata statues on the east side. The number one thousand means "infinity" in Buddhism, and the interiors of the three-story pagoda represent worldviews in which the Pure Land of each Tathagata spreads out infinitely to all four directions.

Listening to such informative explanations and feeling the majestic atmosphere will create an unforgettable user experience. The visual guide also shows an animation of a bird' s eye view of the octagonal Nan’endo Hall, an Important Cultural Property, from directly above. Although Nan’endo is one of Japan's largest wooden octagonal halls, its shape is complex to grasp when viewed from the ground.

The national treasure five-story pagoda, which is the symbol of the ancient capital of Nara, is currently undergoing large-scale preservation and repair work, and although the work hides the pagoda’s elegant architectural beauty,　 the visual guide allows visitors to learn about its appearance and details. Another memorable thing that can be done only with digital technology is to take a commemorative photo in the special photo.

The visual guide also lets the visitors savor the appeal and value of other cultural assets, such as the site of Nandai-mon (Great South Gate) and Chukondo (Central Golden Hall). The guide content is truly a must-see that conveys the architecture and aesthetic sense of ancient times to the present day. This visual guide will be the most favorable aid for tourists and history lovers visiting Kohfukuji Temple.

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