is one of the most photographed spots in Kyoto. The gold-plated, 3-story pagoda sits on a large pond. It is designated a National Special Historic Site, and is one of 17 locations throughout Kyoto ...

KYOTO--Cultural properties rarely seen by the ... the Ukyo Ward can enter the Kyozo sutra storehouse and the five-story pagoda. “We want as many people as possible to see the cultural properties ...

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 burned down five times due to lightning ...