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 ...
Archaeologists excavating the site of the former Yamashiro Kokubunji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, recently uncovered the ...
KYOTO--Cultural treasures usually off ... Kajuji and Gankeiji temples. Toji temple's Kodo hall and five-story pagoda in Minami Ward round off the list. Meanwhile, 11 venues across the northern ...