Kakuonji Temple Founder's Pagoda

The Founder's Stone Pagoda

The Kakuonji Temple Founder's Pagoda (覚園寺開山塔) is a stone hokyointo pagoda of 1332 in Nikaido, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on January 30, 1934 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a stone hokyointo pagoda; designation number 00930.

The 1934 date in the Agency record is that of its designation under the former law.

A Stone Pagoda for the Founder

The Kakuonji Temple Founder's Pagoda is a stone hokyointo pagoda at Kakuonji in Nikaido, Kamakura, dated 1332 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). As its name says, it is linked to the founding abbot of the temple, and it was designated together with the Daito Pagoda of the same year.

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

The Agency's record has no commentary; the date of 1332 and the form of a stone hokyointo pagoda set out what was designated. It is a hokyointo of the very end of the Kamakura period.

What to Look For

Look at the stepped roof of the hokyointo and compare it with the Daito Pagoda beside it.

Visiting

It is owned by Kakuonji Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The two pagodas are introduced together on the Kakuonji Temple page. No official visiting information was found.