The pagoda is about 50 meters tall, making it the second-tallest wooden pagoda in Japan after the one at Toji temple in Kyoto. It was originally built in 730 by order of Empress Komyo, and has ...

A redesigned plaza surrounds the landmark five-story pagoda in ... 60-year-old Japanese black pines cultivated by Kurisu and his family are planted in the plaza. Tatsuyama stone, used as a ...

Inside sarira Hall a stone sarira pagoda contains a wooden pagoda inlaid with "seven treasures." The miniature pagoda is carefully kept inside the wooden pagoda. Every effort has been taken to ...

The real name of the pagoda ... among ancient wooden buildings of the world. The pagoda was constructed in 1056 during the Liao Dynasty. The pagoda was built on a stone platform four meters ...

This led to expectations the discovery would shed light on the circumstances behind the construction of the wooden pagoda 676 years ago. According to Fukuyama city’s cultural promotion division ...

stepping stone paths, native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds, a five-story pagoda and a Zen garden. You’ll want to plan your visit foo March or April when the garden’s cherry blossom trees ...