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 ...

Since it was built completely of timber, it has been known popularly as the Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County. Standing 67.31 meters high, it is the only extant large wooden pagoda in China and ...

Once Japan’s Imperial capital, the city has been a spiritual and cultural epicentre for more than a thousand years. That ...

The pagoda is octagonal, more than forty meters tall, and has nine storeys. The four lower storeys are made of bricks with wooden eaves. The brackets on the first three levels and the base of the ...

In comparison, the famed five-level pagoda of Horyuji temple in Nara Prefecture, the nation’s oldest existing wooden structure, stands 32.5 meters tall. Stepping into Port Plus, a training ...

Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple, well known as the Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County, was built in the year 1056 AD with tenon-and-mortise work. The 67.31-meter-high building is the tallest and ...

Located about 24km from Hai Phong city center, Kim Thien Pagoda (also known ... include earthen walls, wooden houses, a tea ceremony corner, a small bridge, and a koi fish pond, all of which ...

His unusual kokeshi — simple wooden dolls with no arms or legs — are not confined to traditions. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial ...

old wooden houses, sake breweries and shaded temples make it a must-visit destination in Japan. Up in the Japanese Alps, ...