NARA, Japan, Jan 14 (Kyodo/APP): Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday toured Horyuji, a World Heritage Buddhist temple in the western Japan prefecture of Nara, to deepen their personal ties.
The visit to the temple complex, home to the world’s oldest surviving wooden structure said to date to 607, caps off the latest reciprocal visit between the two leaders.
The complex uses building techniques brought via the Korean Peninsula and houses artworks influenced by Korea.
Takaichi and Lee were given explanations of the complex’s Kondo Main Hall and its Five-storied Pagoda.
The tour comes after the leaders held talks Tuesday in Takaichi’s home prefecture. In a sign that ties are thawing after reaching their worst level in decades in recent years, they agreed to further bilateral economic security cooperation and pursue more reciprocal visits.