At Wat Suthat you will discover “Ariyaka Script” King Rama IV’s ambitious attempt to reform the Thai writing system and make it easier to use. You will see rare mother-of-pearl inlaid window panels crafted in the Nagasaki artisan style—an art form that has largely disappeared even in Japan, after much of Nagasaki was destroyed by the atomic bomb. You will learn the haunting legend of the Preta of Wat Suthat, and uncover the hidden moral teachings concealed within the tale.