Basic information

Three excavations conducted during the Showa and Heisei eras have revealed the layout of the buildings, with the South Gate, Middle Gate, Main Hall, Lecture Hall, Northern Building (dining hall), and North Gate lined up on a central axis, a corridor extending from the Middle Gate and connecting to the Main Hall, and two towers lined up east and west within the corridor. It has also become clear that the temple is 140m square, surrounded by an earthen wall, and that in addition to the halls, pagodas, and monasteries, it was divided into at least four other sections. The building's base is made of cut tuff, and is as impressive as the great temples of Heijokyo. It is clear that it was a temple of high status, as it was the temple of the Baekje royal family, a powerful clan second only to the Imperial family at one time in ancient times.
Based on the basic redevelopment plan, full-scale redevelopment work began in fiscal year 2015, and work on the foundations of the main buildings such as the temple halls and the restoration of the Tsukiji walls was completed in fiscal year 2024. In addition to providing explanatory boards in multiple languages (English, Chinese, and Korean), visitors can now view AR images on their smartphones that evoke the image of Baekje Temple at the time of its founding.