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 the Japanese Tea Garden of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The upgraded plaza builds on the restoration of the 109-year-old ...